Comments | academics_anon: Sorry, but it had to be said

ihadtosayit in academics_anon

Sorry, but it had to be said

Feb 24, 2010 17:20

I have been a longtime lurker in this community, and I have watched time and time again posters get reamed for not being "cool" or "clever" enough, along with posters who clearly think they are the cleverest people in the world poke fun at their students for not living up to their higher than thou expectations. The saddest thing about all of this ( Read more... )

group hug, complaining

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Mod comment. owl_of_minerva February 24 2010, 22:35:57 UTC

I may regret this, but I'm going to leave this up. February is a month in which we're all a little tired and cranky anyway, so, just as the OP wanted to vent a bit, I'll let the comm vent a little as well.

Having said that, I'll take this opportunity to remind the OP (and any other lurkers) that, as described in the profile, this is sort of equivalent to the teacher's lounge. As in, we're all probably a little more complainy and mocky here than we are in our professional roles. It's a place where a lot of us are able to let off some steam. Anyone who teaches knows you can love teaching but still get frustrated at your students (even the best students).

Anyway. Back to that orgy clique. Who's got the chocolate mousse?

Re: Mod comment. enders_shadow February 24 2010, 22:50:53 UTC

lol

Re: Mod comment. historychick49 February 24 2010, 22:51:23 UTC

I don't, but I have Bailey's and Kahlua. We can mix/top the mousse with either one.

Re: Mod comment. trundle February 24 2010, 23:10:28 UTC

I have Bailey's and Kahlua.

Me too. And a bit of leftover vodka. Anyone have some cream? I could go for another caucasian, dude.

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mlledesade February 24 2010, 22:37:43 UTC

LOL!

At you.

perfectfigure February 24 2010, 22:44:28 UTC

i'm coming out of lurk-mode just to say: LOL

and also: a post like this comes up every few months in pretty much every single community i belong to. it doesn't matter how nice or welcoming or whatever the members of a comm are, some moron who is presumably new to the internet/the world will think you're too critical, cliquey, and whiny.

honestly...boofuckinghoo.

also, i'm having a hard time imagining a situation where a prof would tell zir students whether or not they have an lj. they aren't your friends...it's none of your business!

Academics Phenom! owl_of_minerva February 24 2010, 23:09:28 UTC

Indeed, we've seen it before. Sometimes people try to create an alternative to ours.

Re: Academics Phenom! coendou February 25 2010, 00:04:41 UTC

LOL Looks like that was a hit.

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fullofpink February 24 2010, 22:48:30 UTC

I wonder if the OP has ever sat in on a faculty meeting or was invited into a conversation between professors where massive bitching about their students occurs.

ne_pas February 24 2010, 23:38:06 UTC

Probably not, since many of the ones I've overheard are more scathing than nearly anything I've seen go up here.

poldyb February 24 2010, 22:48:30 UTC

I am very impressed, whatever my qualifications as a scholar and teacher, with your deft deployment of Avatar avatars.

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fullofpink February 24 2010, 22:46:47 UTC

There are A LOT of professors who blog, not necessarily on LJ, but I'm interested to see how you can be so certain that some of the professor's at the "best schools" don't have an account. [Sometimes I'm convinced my colleagues are posting on here sometimes haha].

However, 1) you are right and 2) you are also wrong. But I don't want to get into that type of argument. I do have to say that your post made me lol.