tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36618351.post1402113356855441486..comments2023-09-28T04:57:45.527-04:00Comments on Dishin' Dat: Indifferent, no, bad teachersVichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36618351.post-50094931300728379622007-06-29T12:01:00.000-04:002007-06-29T12:01:00.000-04:00Although it may be difficult, if the professor ref...Although it may be difficult, if the professor refuses to meet with the lost boy, I would suggest that he try to meet with the department chairperson. If the class is large, there may be a graduate teaching assistant as well. <BR/>If the school has an office that is charged with helping foreign students (my university does), he may want to try there as well. <BR/>Some profs are just jerks and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36618351.post-5841479712728961822007-06-28T11:32:00.000-04:002007-06-28T11:32:00.000-04:00In rereading my post I did state that my lost boy ...In rereading my post I did state that my lost boy wanted his grade changed, but he didn't. He wanted to know why he got the low grade. Big difference. Ah, sometimes one shouldn't rant in the heat of the moment.Vichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36618351.post-68257509774941112502007-06-28T11:27:00.000-04:002007-06-28T11:27:00.000-04:00Thank you for your thoughtful comment, anon prof, ...Thank you for your thoughtful comment, anon prof, and this is true in many cases.<BR/><BR/>To be fair, most Profs are great and caring individuals. However, my Lost Boy wanted to discuss the paper. He wasn't asking to have his grade changed; he was asking to be illuminated on where he went wrong. His Prof, instead of making an appointment to see him after he had time to review the paper, brushed Vichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36618351.post-57068569079482878312007-06-28T10:32:00.000-04:002007-06-28T10:32:00.000-04:00I can tell you that my biggest problem with my own...I can tell you that my biggest problem with my own students is that they choose to come and discuss their grades at the end of the term. That really is too late plus you are in a crowd of other people who waited until the last minute. My office hours are spent generally alone as they are not interested in talking when there is something that can be done about their grades. <BR/>One of my courses Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36618351.post-44295022226785217482007-06-27T21:37:00.000-04:002007-06-27T21:37:00.000-04:00I did get on my high horse a bit, didn't I, Linda ...I did get on my high horse a bit, didn't I, Linda and Art, and thank you PMP for highlighting a truly splendid Prof. I wish my darling Gabriel (his adopted name) had access to such a wonderful professor. But he did not.<BR/><BR/>I help him as best I can, but what the FRICK do I know about Microbio? And how can I help him in physics or advanced math? I was an Art Major! Our skills are worlds apartVichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36618351.post-90700758688226173482007-06-27T21:22:00.000-04:002007-06-27T21:22:00.000-04:00You said: You've simply managed to prove to him, o...You said: <I>You've simply managed to prove to him, once again, that life for him will never be better and that people don't really care.</I><BR/><BR/>My dear Ms. Place, I beg to differ. Your support of these young men is the proof that there are those who do care. One nasty professor, no matter how heinous, can't undo the good that you and those like you do for these boys. We've had a few in my Linda Merrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07484402027814646865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36618351.post-18639780823704333512007-06-27T21:09:00.000-04:002007-06-27T21:09:00.000-04:00Oh, this makes me burn big time.As an oldster retu...Oh, this makes me burn big time.<BR/><BR/>As an oldster returning back to school (JC to get transferrable credits since it's been soooo long since my first stab at it), I'm especially sensitive to how the profs treat their students. <BR/><BR/>I've been really fortunate to only have one awful chemistry professor, but I'd been forewarned. I needed the class as a pre-req for Organic Chemistry, whichAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36618351.post-7797966032360488222007-06-27T13:48:00.000-04:002007-06-27T13:48:00.000-04:00Contessa:Good for you for trying to help those unf...Contessa:<BR/><BR/>Good for you for trying to help those unfortunates. Hope you sent a similar missive to SEVERAL people at the College.<BR/><BR/>I've always found it both revealing and revolting that the media maggotry utterly ignored South Sudan where it was armed "muslims" slaughtering unarmed Christians. <BR/><BR/>It wasn't until the fighting shifted to the West and Darfur with "muslim" on "hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04341805107057968097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36618351.post-78664384123132072342007-06-26T21:19:00.000-04:002007-06-26T21:19:00.000-04:00I was married to a Rrof, so I know how a good and ...I was married to a Rrof, so I know how a good and caring teacher can make a difference. My ex had trouble getting tenure, which he eventually did, because he did care too much for the students.<BR/><BR/>I am like a wolverine when someone hurts one of my boys. This post might be intense, but it is heart felt. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comment. :)Vichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36618351.post-57857706645326315142007-06-26T19:25:00.000-04:002007-06-26T19:25:00.000-04:00That sucks. I hope his other professors are better...That sucks. I hope his other professors are better.<BR/><BR/>The problem with universities is that they basically force the professors to spend all their time doing research and publishing academic papers. Professors who concentrate on teaching will never get tenure and professors who get tenure have completely forgotten why they are there.eric3000https://www.blogger.com/profile/00554308678019220189noreply@blogger.com