Zombie Students Need Brains
After reflecting upon my last post, I did not feel entirely satisfied with it being placed under the category of The sad, secret lives of adjuncts. True, dealing with difficult students can be...
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It was time to teach “Brownies” again. Last quarter, I had an interesting incident while teaching this story. This quarter I also found myself disheartened, but in a completely different way. A key...
View Articlere: Should I drop?
Note: The following correspondence appears unedited except for the omission of names. English Writing 211 (EWRT 211) is the prerequisite course for English 1A, Freshman Composition. Hi Professor STAFF,...
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Note: The following correspondence appears unedited except for the omission of names. English 1B (EWRT 1B) requires students to turn in a final exam portfolio (a collection of their writing, as well as...
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Note: The following correspondence appears unedited except for the omission of names. Although I have the ability to drop a student who has excessive absences, it is a student’s own responsibility to...
View Articlere: Drop, Part 2! This is the song that never ends!
At 8:00 AM my phone rings. It is the student who had been writing me about getting a late drop from the class. I really hate it when they give out our phone number to students. If you want to get a...
View Articlere: Drop, Part 3! It just goes on and on, my friends!
Thanks to the miracle of carbon copy, I just learned that prior to my telephone conversation earlier this morning, my student has already been talking to the division dean…and had already been told it...
View ArticleThe most common letter I get…
Note: The following correspondence appears unedited except for the omission of names. English 2 (Critical Thought & Reasoning, is the highest level English course offered at a community college. It...
View ArticleThe least common letter I get…
Note: The following correspondence appears unedited except for the omission of names. This email was received within minutes of the email mentioned in my previous post. Do a D and an A average out to a...
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Greatest. Tardy. Note. Ever.
This was handed to me by a student arriving late for class. Does anyone even need any details?
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