tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post7812144543100213513..comments2024-03-28T12:29:39.157-07:00Comments on Graphic Firing Table: Under The BoardwalkFDChiefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-3277482361874086342010-03-30T18:41:00.315-07:002010-03-30T18:41:00.315-07:00"I failed several courses back in my own unde..."I failed several courses back in my own undergrad days through my own fault - I never dreamt of begging the instructor or professor to give me a mulligan. Was I foolish, or just old-fashioned?"<br /><br />You and I were in the same boat. We were neither of the choices you give; we were <i>ethical</i>. We took our lumps. <br /><br />The idea of imposing 4 years later is beyond the pale. I'm shaking my head. Whether she wants a cum laude or a bottom of the barrel C-- graduation matters not; she failed your course and failed to avail herself of your generosity in a timely manner.<br /><br />Her grade stands. Case closedLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08839236994990699117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-23358409509922471632010-03-28T12:33:22.091-07:002010-03-28T12:33:22.091-07:00Lisa: Only to a point.
Perfect example: got a let...Lisa: Only to a point.<br /><br />Perfect example: got a letter last week from a student I had in '06. I don't remember the woman but she must have been a decent student or at least made an effort because she included a printout of an e-mail I sent her over a month after the end of the grading period advising her to turn in a late project (as I was holding her grade up waiting for her) or she'd take a "D".<br /><br />She says she was burdened by work and worry, dithered arond, missed the LATE deadline and took the D.<br /><br />Now, after sitting on it for 4 years she wants me to change the grade to a "no-psss" so she can graduate Portland State <i>cum laude</i>.<br /><br />Normally I'd be receptive to this, but...<br /><br />1. I gave her a chance to get the work done in '06, something the other students didn't get.<br /><br />2. She wasn't interested enough then to follow up in any way, either by actually doing the work, chasing me down, going to the community college, whatever.<br /><br />3. Now that she's in trouble she wants me to undo the choices she made four years ago so everything will be all better.<br /><br />If I don't make the change I feel like a petty tyrant insisting on adherence to the rules over something that is really an abstract moral issue. If I make the change I feel like I let myself and my other students down and send this woman the message that any bad decision can be undone by begging for a do-over.<br /><br />Ugh. THAT's one of the things I hate about teaching circa 2010. I failed several courses back in my own undergrad days through my own fault - I never dreamt of begging the instructor or professor to give me a mulligan. Was I foolish, or just old-fashioned?FDChiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-10000064720077326902010-03-26T20:10:12.325-07:002010-03-26T20:10:12.325-07:00"The good students are better than good"..."The good students are better than good" -- exactly what I remember. And you are a blessing to them. <br /><br />Their appreciation and rapport compensates for all the gomers :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08839236994990699117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-8877628946324245282010-03-25T22:16:49.536-07:002010-03-25T22:16:49.536-07:00Jim: I didn't know any of this. Pretty amazin...Jim: I didn't know any of this. Pretty amazing, really. There's a fella out here, former UDT-type who makes a living salvage-diving in old logging ponds for the big trees that just sank waiting to be cut. Incredible stuff - 6 to 14 foot diameter old growth redwood, cedar, hemlock and douglas-fir. The value of the wood is so great that it pays all his pricey dive tackle and makes a good profit.<br /><br />Lisa: ours are a sad remnant of what we had. The big companies cut and ran, as they did in the SE and upper Midwest.<br /><br />I have an odd love-hate relationship with teaching. The good students are better than good, and they make the entire labor a blessing. The worst are impossible, and make me want to bang their heads against the wall.FDChiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-227283905689495162010-03-25T19:52:43.643-07:002010-03-25T19:52:43.643-07:00What fascinating photos, and how odd it is to peer...What fascinating photos, and how odd it is to peer into this revelation of past efforts gone awry.<br /><br />It is beautiful wood, and a story as old as man: One doesn't appreciate what one has until it's gone. No more old growth forests here in the East.<br /><br />I didn't know you taught; I hope the students are appreciative, and that you enjoy the experience, as well.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08839236994990699117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-23022328061732872032010-03-25T12:44:31.209-07:002010-03-25T12:44:31.209-07:00Chief,
One of my interests is vintage and primo ac...Chief,<br />One of my interests is vintage and primo acoustic guitars. Have you ever heard of Tunnel 13 guitars.?<br />Or Brazilian rosewood guitars made from wood that has recently been harvested from stumps of previously cut timber,b/c the stuff is so valuable and hard to come by these days. Some makers use all recycled woods or partly so for high end instruments.<br />jim<br />In RVN i saw 600 year old teak wood bridges that were torn down to build modern steel junk. We built better bridges for mil purposes and the NVA used them to atk with armor. Ba Ria comes to mind.<br />Anyway, i'm a real fan of old woods.<br />You should read guitar mags as this is a fav topic these days.<br />jimrangeragainstwarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02126542922536584950noreply@blogger.com