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Plagiarists beware: Flunky flunky!
I hate it when students flunk. It’s bad on my nerves. I always feel like there is something more I should have done, something more I should have said. I agonize over placing the fat, honkin… more →
As The Semester Turns
Plagiarists beware: Flunky flunky!
wrote 1 month ago: I hate it when students flunk. It’s bad on my nerves. I always feel like there is something mo … more →
Clues for the Clueless #23:
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 →
The color! The color!
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wrote 3 months ago: Recently there has been a huge increase in vague, empty writing coming from my students. In trying t … more →
Red Alert: Crap Ahead
wrote 4 months ago: Stock phrases are all the vogue these days in the world of Standardized Testing and Empty Writing. G … more →
Bad at Math: Update
wrote 7 months ago: The email reply to my sending of the numerical grades and calculations of said grade, complete with … more →
Bad at Math
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wrote 7 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 →
One down, three to go.
wrote 8 months ago: One class signed, sealed, delivered. The other three have their exams this week. The good quote of e … more →
It's going to be a long semester when...
wrote 8 months ago: … you put the Mona Lisa on screen, ask the class what it is, and get no response. … stud … more →
WTFAIL: What do you say?
wrote 9 months ago: Dr. Profart, Good Afternoon, I am concerned about the online course I am taking. I thought I had … more →
Are there any stupid questions?
wrote 10 months ago: Or, Five posts your professor really does not want to read the week before the exam. 1. “Do we … more →
Clues to the Clueless #15
wrote 10 months ago: Hint: I can read the online class discussion boards. All of the posts. All of the the time. I … more →
Clues for the Clueless #14
wrote 11 months ago: Hint: Two weeks into the semester, you should have already purchased your textbook. If you are havin … more →
Fail Season begins
wrote 1 year ago: Welcome to the FAIL season. As the semester draws its final breaths, the students suddenly realize t … more →
Clues for the Clueless #13
wrote 1 year ago: Hint: If you are going to plagiarize your essay, don’t take out key words that make the senten … more →
Clues For The Clueless #11
wrote 1 year ago: Hint: Read the syllabus. I didn’t create it for my health. I created it for yours. Stupid Que … more →
Posting Without Thought: Part Two
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wrote 1 year ago: Wild Hare Student has posted again. It’s Egypt week, so we should be in for a treat. I take a … more →
Real student quotes.
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wrote 1 year ago: Ah, the wisdom of student writing. It is amazing what you can learn from students. Over my career, I … more →
