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I know that you know
The disappointment of giving someone a barely passing grade when you know they can do better, but they didn't even try to answer half the questions on your test.
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And that's how I know that I don't like to see people give up. -
I still miss places
Maybe I just miss travelling abroad, but, when covid is over, can we normalize occasionally teaching classes online because there's a really interesting conference in a really interesting place or something? I mean, the technology is here, so can I just go visit a collegue in Hongkong and teach my classes online while I'm away? -
Unpopular opinion
If a child is old enough to be at the store during a pandemic, they're old enough to wear a mask.
No, Karen, your "baby" is not simultaneously mature enough to "help" you with your shopping (by getting in other people's way) and too small and fragile to handle having a piece of cloth on her face for 10 minutes. She's twelve. She's nearly old ( Read more... ) -
The little "joys" of teaching, part n+1
I do like grading tests on paper better than on the screen, but, damn, there sure are a lot of students in my groups this year with similar names and illegible handwriting... -
New semester
"It's been a long week," I sigh, as I climb the stairs to my apartment. It's 2 p.m. on a Tuesday. -
The stages of unanswered email
1. Ooh, an email!
2. I'm not sure how to answer right now...
3. I'll answer it tomorrow
4. Oops, I forgot!
5. Wouldn't it be weird to suddenly answer such an old email? -
Why?
Applied for a few more jobs. Damn, I hate it when they don't just let you upload your CV as a file and instead make you type everything in by hand. Why would you even do that? -
I'm getting hungry...
Restaurants: We are getting no business during the pandemic. None whatsoever. If we don't reopen right now we will die!
Also restaurants: We're a little busy right now, so you'll have to wait two hours for your delivery. -
Here we go again
Okay, so half a year ago a bunch of students emailed me to ask to be moved to another group. When I asked the Dean's Office how to do it, I was told I had no say in this. And now it's apparently my job to decide who's in which group. And, of course, they tell me this three days before the new semester starts and don't even give me the list of ( Read more... ) -
Huh?
Today I got an email from my ex-boss, asking me when the deadline is for a reference letter he was supposed to write... for an institute I haven't applied to work at and didn't even know they were hiring. What the hell? If they want to hire me, you'd think they'd ask me to apply ( Read more... )