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novak

Personal: A Line From a Letter From a Student

Jan 25, 2007 02:00

Heh. I just opened this note from a student, which opened by paying me a kind compliment, followed by one of the funnier (and more ambiguous) lines I've read in quite a while:I wanted to tell you how awesome today's lecture was. It was one of the best lectures I've had that didn't come from my Dad.

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friede January 25 2007, 08:15:05 UTC

*dies laughing*

novak January 25 2007, 21:55:14 UTC

I know! Great phrasing, but she seems totally cool. Wanted to talk about some of the implications of the material in greater detail.

friede January 25 2007, 21:58:50 UTC

There's a good vibe to this semester, indeed. My students REREAD. And READ AHEAD. And reconsider their assumptions. And make Latin jokes.

anonymous January 25 2007, 09:07:58 UTC

LOL!

daisy_days January 25 2007, 09:09:36 UTC

that was me, btw *still chuckling*

novak January 25 2007, 21:55:46 UTC

I still am, too!

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novak January 25 2007, 21:56:25 UTC

I really try not to be.

canonjohn January 25 2007, 17:48:43 UTC

Awesome feedbackm actually - assuming the student wasn't being sarcastic. And, yes, it brings a smile to my face, too. There is an innocence about this.
John

novak January 25 2007, 21:57:11 UTC

Yes, she was being straight-up: just wanted to talk over some of the material in more detail.

Hee, that's awesome. magdalene1 January 25 2007, 23:30:49 UTC

I had a student tell me today that I'm "much hotter when I don't wear my glasses."

I will be wearing glasses the rest of the semester.

Re: Hee, that's awesome. novak January 26 2007, 01:15:25 UTC

Even so, I still know your secret, Clark.