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Yeah it would feel good
posted by
Azur
on April 14, 2005 at 5:46 AM
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Yeah, that would feel real good...
posted by
cmoe
on April 13, 2005 at 1:12 PM
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MayB, no... not revolting behavior... I would never encourage that.
posted by
cmoe
on April 13, 2005 at 1:10 PM
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Hey Carolyn, I was thinking of moving the whole class out into the sunshine
posted by
Azur
on April 13, 2005 at 1:09 PM
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MayB, Actually, I was in the mood to use Huge fonts. Okay, so it wasn't funny. How 'bout this... ? Spend a bit of time outdoors each day, away from the grinding rut...
Students soak up sun
Even on cloudy days
... Someone has too much time on her hands...
posted by
cmoe
on April 13, 2005 at 12:53 PM
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CarolynMoe, so you think it's time for revolting behavior? I think that many of these kids have traveled from far away to attend this course and it is not easy for them to actually revolt.
posted by
Azur
on April 13, 2005 at 12:39 PM
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MayB, if I was good at navigating the legal channels, I'd help them use their "pens" to get a full refund. What a crappy class... if you don't want to teach, let it be your "big favor" to the students on your way out. Your crowning achievement at "Snap U." 
Snap U My Ass!
Professor Leads Student Revolt
And She Won't Be Back!
posted by
cmoe
on April 13, 2005 at 10:01 AM
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Word.smith, sometimes I wish I didn't. it might be easier
posted by
Azur
on April 13, 2005 at 2:31 AM
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Talion, I understand that dynamic too when it applies to newspapers and other publications. Intellectually I know that teaching can only be a hobby for me--emotionally I wish it were valued as more than a hobby.
posted by
Azur
on April 12, 2005 at 8:46 PM
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Teaching/education is a business just like any other. Somewhere on that campus in an office is a number-cruncher who only cares about enrollment and tuition checks clearing the bank. No emotion, no illusions of grandeur, no noble sacrifices for the next generation, just cold hard facts and figures. Things we do for money we call jobs. Things we do for personal enjoyment and a sense of fulfillment we call hobbies. There should be room for both in our lives as long as we know the difference between them.
posted by
Talion
on April 12, 2005 at 8:34 PM
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All the best to you with this.
You have a heart and that's what makes it difficult to make a decision.
posted by
word.smith
on April 12, 2005 at 8:00 PM
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MerryAnne, it has helped me to see that I should do it privately
posted by
Azur
on April 12, 2005 at 7:41 PM
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Too bad that teaching and
following the curriculum aren't the same thing...
posted by
MerryAnne
on April 12, 2005 at 5:47 PM
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Scoop, I know how she and you feel. Most of the students just want to get through but there are a few who really care and want to learn. As JohnMcNab said if I could find a way of just teaching them.
posted by
Azur
on April 12, 2005 at 5:34 PM
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My wife is a reading teacher and puts so much into it, it drives me crazy
she cares so much and brings her work home and tries to come up with ways to help the ungrateful and their idiot parents, sorry had to vent
posted by
scoop
on April 12, 2005 at 5:27 PM
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