I've read that some schools are lenient because they're afraid of lawsuits which, even if they win, are expensive and bad PR.
Tara: Do you have any books on robots? Giles: Oh, yes, dozens. There's a lot of research to be done in order to--no, I'm lying. Haven't got squat. I just like watching Xander squirm.
'Get It Done'
Natter 52: Playing with a full deck?
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Toddson - Jul 06, 2007 7:56:18 am PDT #6686 of 10001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Jesse - Jul 06, 2007 7:59:10 am PDT #6687 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
For your continued minute-to-minute update of my workday, Big Boss apparently just left! So no need to wait around for anything. Suh-weet.
Because I am entitled to half-day Fridays.
Daisy Jane - Jul 06, 2007 7:59:11 am PDT #6688 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
I had to give a B to a student who used to come to class drunk!
The fuck?
lori - Jul 06, 2007 7:59:52 am PDT #6689 of 10001
My attitude is fuck'em. Want a job? Want to get paid? Grow a spine and some curiosity and work for it, damnit.
I'm hoping to use this method. We have a particular subset of Millenials here at nerd-central anyway, so I'm hoping the broad theories for all of the Millenials don't really apply.
Vortex - Jul 06, 2007 8:00:48 am PDT #6690 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
yeah. I'm getting flack because I'm about helping students, but only if they help themselves. If a student calls and says 'I have this problem", I say "what have you done about it?" if they say nothing, then I say "then you need to do _______. If that doesn't work, come back to me." They have apparently complained that I am not helpful.
Sophia Brooks - Jul 06, 2007 8:03:07 am PDT #6691 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
> I had to give a B to a student who used to come to class drunk!
The fuck?
He was troubled...and needed to graduate... and I am not even a professor, just a lab instructor. And since my class is a costume lab, there is basically only my word against a student's as to whether or not they did the work to the best of their abilities. I did add a clause to my attendance portion of my grading rubric that noted that one would not be counted as present if they were drunk or high enough not to work
Allyson - Jul 06, 2007 8:03:59 am PDT #6692 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Confirmed Vampire People sighting in Iowa!!!
Hoo.Ray.!
Jesse - Jul 06, 2007 8:04:32 am PDT #6693 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I did add a clause to my attendance portion of my grading rubric that noted that one would not be counted as present if they were drunk or high enough not to work
Sweet lord.
Daisy Jane - Jul 06, 2007 8:04:44 am PDT #6694 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
You know what though? I've had the same problem with adults of all ages. You give them a list of what they need to do, then they call back 3 months later wanting to know why no one's contacted them. You look them up on the computer and say have you done X, Y or Z.
"No, I thought someone would call me to walk me through it."
Dude. You do not need someone to walk you through gathering pay stubs.
The credit thing I understand a bit more, because creditors are scary to deal with. But if you're not gonna deal with that, I'm a little worried about what happens if you fall behind on your house payment.
Daisy Jane - Jul 06, 2007 8:05:49 am PDT #6695 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
He was troubled...and needed to graduate... and I am not even a professor, just a lab instructor. And since my class is a costume lab, there is basically only my word against a student's as to whether or not they did the work to the best of their abilities.
Wow. Way to devalue your work.
shakes fists at stupid thoughtless administration.