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Medieve

#1 May 04, 2008, 09:08:02 pm

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I can't imagine that this will generate too much discussion but I was reading through the rateyourstudents site when I came across this gem. I know a few of you liked my signature so I thought I'd share this. Also, what do you guys think of the rateyourprofessor site as well? I know several of my professors say they know the rateyourprofessor site very well (apparently its one of those things that professors chat about on their freetime) though it surprised me to find that not many people know about this site.

Pedagogical Pete here again. In this week's column we'll talk about the "written comment," one of the most vexing parts of grading for new instructors. It's important that we provide timely, supportive, but correct feedback for our students, and when they spend several days or even weeks on an essay or paper, it's even more important that we take the time to prepare an insightful and useful written comment. See what you think of this real world example from one of my colleagues. Does he provide enough concrete examples? Does he make an attempt to connect to the student? Megan, this is a first rate essay. I believe you’ve accomplished what you intended with it. The thesis is strong, and your analysis of the text is thorough, but not overwhelming. I also love the font. It tickles me. It’s just, I don’t know, fun. You’ve done a great job with the margins, too. Broad, bold. Lots of room for me to really get my pen in there and move it around. The opening is really inviting. The narrative really flows. What’s missing, however, is a firm hand. I’d think someone could really take these ideas and mold them, shape them. Your ideas need structure, sort of an old soul to really help them fly. I’m still not sure of the grade, though, and I think we need to schedule yet another individual conference to discuss it. My office is getting painted (again!), so let’s just meet at the Coffee Klatch on the west side of town. It’s so quiet, and their biscotti is so yummy. See you, okay, at 8 pm on Wednesday? Do you still have your roommate’s car? Do you need a ride? I could pick you up if you need a ride, say, at the corner across from the Kroger? You know my car, don’t you, the Nissan, the big one, the SUV, leather seats, Satellite radio. I’ve really been listening to some of those bands you wrote about in your first essay, The Chins and Arcade Four. Really ROCKIN’. So, okay, Megs, this is like the end of my comments. I can’t wait to see you soon. Your pal, Dr. Wiggelsworth So, now that you've read the comments on Megan's paper, please answer the following questions on your own. 1. What essay elements did Dr. Wiggelsworth put his focus on? 2. Will Megan know what revision strategies to use based on these comments? 3. What brand and model stun gun should she carry?

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Cho

#2 May 04, 2008, 09:55:40 pm

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I looked the site up because I thought your sig was funny, but unfortunately so much of it is whiny bitching like this:

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I am so angry that I can't even think straight. I went from the best day of my life to the worst in a blink.

Let me backtrack. I was hired by this cracker university 3 years ago with a ton of lies about how easy my time was going to be. I would get the classes I wanted, I'd have a nice office with a view of the quad, and my research would mean something. But it hasn't worked that way at all. Instead I'm asked to teach almost all freshman classes, while the deadwood professors teach mostly upper division. My office is on an inside wall, when the aged and nearly senile senior faculty luxuriate around the outside of the building with sky-high windows. And when I had three poems in a quarterly journal, not one of my "colleagues" said a thing to me.

But I just shut my trap, was very professional, and took their inconsideration because I knew that I was better than any one of them and that someday today would come.

Today I got a chance to jump to another t-t spot, at a garden spot, a truly beautiful campus, close to where I went to grad school. The people there, forgive me, wear shoes and have all their teeth. It'll be like sucking manna through a straw for me. There I will get to teach upper division courses, and everyone who interviewed me seemed truly interested in my writing, my teaching, and just accepting me for who I am.

So when I got the news I ran to my office building and started knocking on doors to tell my colleagues. Call me a greenhorn, but I thought they'd all be happy for me. But most just smiled and said, "Good for you," with about as much passion as deadwood can summon. In fact, after I left the faculty lounge - where I told a group of faculty from Political Science and Sociology my great news - I thought I heard someone say: "I sort of forget it's job season. I guess the rats are scurrying off the ship."

I couldn't believe it. I AM NOT A RAT, you ignorant cracker douchebag. I AM NOT A RAT. I'm a hard working and talented professor, one who has been ignored and lied to, disregarded and underused by this small time, small town ship of fools. (Ahhh, there's the ship imagery!)

I am going to turn my grades in, pack my books, and I'll be on a highway north before my former "colleagues" even know I'm gone. I would give anything if you would publish the name of my school so that when their job ad comes out next week nobody will get stuck like I did. I know you probably won't, but it's Xxxxxxxxx College. Fuck them. You're better off teaching where you are then coming here. You're better off being UNEMPLOYED than being here.

Sign me out,
Northbound Newton

Way to much of it is professors whining about how much work they do, or how many classes they have to teach, or arguing between Engineering and Humanities professors. Very little student rating going on!

I also do check ratemyprofessor, but I never actually use it to make choices on what classes to take.

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something bizarre and impractical

#3 May 04, 2008, 10:08:55 pm

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I can't seem to find this site. I just find some random blogspot site (unless that is what you are talking about).

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Artis Leon Ivey Jr

#4 May 04, 2008, 10:36:35 pm

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yeah medieve i checked out this site because you had it in your sig but it's seriously awful.

brian chemicals

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Twin Matrix

#5 May 05, 2008, 10:22:45 am

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The US school system sucks. -_-;

Edit: Why does it always change - _- into -_-? To me it's not the same. -_- is very annoyed, - _- is like disappointed, like: *SIGH*. Whatever. XDD

Last Edit: May 05, 2008, 10:24:44 am by Twin Matrix

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Cardinal Ximenez

#6 May 05, 2008, 10:31:56 am

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Quote from: Twin Matrix on May 05, 2008, 10:22:45 am

Edit: Why does it always change - _- into -_-? To me it's not the same. -_- is very annoyed, - _- is like disappointed, like: *SIGH*. Whatever. XDD

I would really advise against using Japanese-style emoticons.

The whole "rate your students" concept is stupid. The "rate your teachers" phenomenon is acceptable, because the teachers in question are not only public officials, but chose voluntarily to work for the school system. Students are coerced into attendance, so criticizing them publicly seems like an abuse of trust, and even more psychologically detrimental than the normal school environment.

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Hundley

#7 May 05, 2008, 10:50:42 am

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Quote from: Cardinal Ximenez on May 05, 2008, 10:31:56 am

The whole "rate your students" concept is stupid. The "rate your teachers" phenomenon is acceptable, because the teachers in question are not only public officials, but chose voluntarily to work for the school system. Students are coerced into attendance, so criticizing them publicly seems like an abuse of trust, and even more psychologically detrimental than the normal school environment.

fyi it's rate my PROFESSOR, so it's only universities.

and it's acceptable and useful so you can see if a professor is NOT AWFUL before you blindly throw thousands of dollars at their class. really one of the worst things about college is having no idea what sort of professor you're getting before actually showing up to class for the first day. you look through the catalogue and see SCIENCE FICTION WRITING and think heh might be neat and then show up to class and the professor talks about how good of an idea it is to write ALIEN SEX NOVELS and wish you had back that $1,000 you wasted on the class to sedate yourself into a stupor

although having actually used it as a guideline for choosing classes, the site is something of a crap shoot. it helps you avoid many of the absolutely worthless professors who have no business actually informing individuals OF ANYTHING, but at the same time you're taking the advice of YOUR PEERS, who are almost always misinformed and worthless themselves. like if you actually have some sort of genuine interest in becoming more educated, the site is probably rather worthless to you, as the site's criteria is IS IT EASY? IS PROFESSOR HOT?

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Artis Leon Ivey Jr

#8 May 05, 2008, 12:30:39 pm

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i told my boss the site had labeled him as hot and we shared a really fucking awkward moment.

brian chemicals

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Hundley

#9 May 05, 2008, 01:00:08 pm

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next time you should not be so quick to pull out your spicy indian dick in front of your boss

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the_bub_from_the_pit

#10 May 05, 2008, 10:28:36 pm

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Quote from: Hundley on May 05, 2008, 10:50:42 am

fyi it's rate my PROFESSOR, so it's only universities.

Actually there's a ratemyteacher one too, it's quite popular in highschool (or mine, at least).

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`~congresman Ron paul~~

#11 May 06, 2008, 02:53:10 am

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I was really hoping this site would allow me to look myself up

Last Edit: May 06, 2008, 02:55:10 am by benjamin franklin

That’s right, you have the young gaming with the old(er), white people gaming with black people, men and women, Asian countries gaming with the EU, North Americans gaming with South Americans. Much like world sporting events like the Wolrd Cup, or the Olympics will bring together different nations in friendly competition, (note the recent Asian Cup; Iraq vs. Saudi Arabia, no violence there) we come together. The differences being, we are not divided by our nationalities and we do it 24-7, and on a personal level.

We are a community without borders and without colours, the spirit and diversity of the gaming community is one that should be looked up to, a spirit and diversity other groups should strive toward.

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xanque

#12 May 07, 2008, 02:22:07 pm

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Quote from: FlowerPower on May 05, 2008, 10:28:36 pm

Actually there's a ratemyteacher one too, it's quite popular in highschool (or mine, at least).

The problem is that high school doesn't let you choose your teachers. They make your schedule for you, and force you to sign up for certain classes each year. Choice in high school is an illusion.

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