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Clues for the Clueless #25

profart wrote 1 month ago: Ah, we have come to a momentous occasion: my twenty-fifth clue for those who have none. Seriously, k … more →

Tags: DEADLINES, due date, due time, essays, Exams, Student Complaints, student errors, Student Excuses, Student Stories

Clues for the Clueless #241 comment

profart wrote 1 month ago: Hint: There is a difference between “asking for help” and “harassing the shit out … more →

Tags: Badgering, Student Writing

Clues for the Clueless #23:

profart wrote 2 months ago: Hint: If you are already on a professor’s shit list, and you know it, it is a bad idea to ask … more →

Tags: Students, student mistakes, clues for the clueless, Student Stories

Clues for the Clueless #22

profart wrote 2 months ago: Hint: Turn in all work you have, when you have it, and if at all possible, on time. Late work is ext … more →

Tags: Student Stories, Students, Midterms, Exams, Student Complaints, Midterm, Lucky student

Clues to the Clueless #21: The WTF Student

profart wrote 5 months ago: Hint: If your professor tells you to withdraw from a class, then they are telling you that the other … more →

Tags: Student Stories, Students, Student Complaints, Online Classes, Online teaching, Online Course, Student Excuses, Student Stupidity, wtf student

Clues to the Clueless #19

profart wrote 6 months ago: Hint: When you are emailing your professor, it is a good idea to maintain the same decorum you would … more →

Tags: Student Stories, Students, eMail, Online, distance learning, Student Complaints, Student Quotes, Stupid Questions, Online Class

Bad at Math: Update

profart wrote 6 months ago: The email reply to my sending of the numerical grades and calculations of said grade, complete with … more →

Tags: student mistakes, Student Stories, eMail, student error

Bad at Math1 comment

profart wrote 6 months ago: From a student: Hi Prof. Art. I was in your class and I just now looked at my grades and I am really … more →

Tags: student mistakes, Student Stories, Semester endcap, Students, Fail, student errors, Student Complaints, grading

Clues to the Clueless #18

profart wrote 8 months ago: Hint: Just because you didn’t get your way doesn’t make a professor “rude”, … more →

Tags: Student Complaints, Online Classes, Student Stories, Online teaching, Online Class, Online Course, Student Excuses

Clues to the Clueless #17

profart wrote 8 months ago: Hint: If you come to your professor with a sad medical story to excuse your absence since the midter … more →

Tags: student errors, Attendance, medical excuse, Student Excuses, stupidity

Helpful Hints

profart wrote 9 months ago: I started “Clues for the Clueless” to basically snark about things adults and students s … more →

Tags: teaching revelations, HELPFUL HINTS

Clues to the Clueless #16

profart wrote 9 months ago: Hint: If a professor tells the class that the exams suck so bad that everyone needs to rewrite their … more →

Tags: teaching revelations

How to make your professor grumpy, part 574

profart wrote 10 months ago: So I get an email from a desperate student who has waited until Sunday night to do their homework. A … more →

Tags: Student Stories, teaching revelations, eMail, distance learning, student errors, Student Complaints, Blackboard

Clues to the Clueless #15

profart wrote 10 months ago: Hint: I can read the online class discussion boards. All of the posts. All of the the time.  I … more →

Tags: Online, Clues, student mistakes, clues for the clueless, Online Classes, Online Discussion

Clues for the Clueless #14

profart wrote 11 months ago: Hint: Two weeks into the semester, you should have already purchased your textbook. If you are havin … more →

Tags: student mistakes, Student Stories, Students, eMail, textbooks, Stupid Questions

Clues for the Clueless #13

profart wrote 1 year ago: Hint: If you are going to plagiarize your essay, don’t take out key words that make the senten … more →

Tags: plagiarism, Student Writing, student mistakes, student errors, Student Stories

Clues for the clueless #12

profart wrote 1 year ago: Hint: In order to get an “incomplete” for a course, you first must complete some work fo … more →

Tags: Fail, epic fail, student error, incomplete

Clues For The Clueless #11

profart wrote 1 year ago: Hint: Read the syllabus. I didn’t create it for my health. I created it for yours.  Stupid Que … more →

Tags: Clues, student mistakes, student errors, Exam, Midterm, Stupid Questions

Clues for the Clueless #10

profart wrote 1 year ago: Hint: Before sending up that “SOS”, be sure you have tried available avenues for informa … more →

Tags: Students, distance learning, student errors, coddling, spoon feeding, clues for the clueless, Online Classes, Professors, Questions


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