tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19957158.post8745610778975853243..comments2023-03-24T02:37:51.415-06:00Comments on Everyday Dissidence: A Modest Agreement on Attendancemdt1960http://www.blogger.com/profile/09602497351643477314noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19957158.post-82755052445986326822010-02-04T13:05:54.160-07:002010-02-04T13:05:54.160-07:00Well, yes because if you hate your job or your bos...Well, yes because if you hate your job or your boss, are you actually a good employee... Most move on to another job like i am sure you have at one point in time...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19957158.post-91295270766598472872010-01-27T16:32:15.702-07:002010-01-27T16:32:15.702-07:00Oh, the poor student who has to experience a negat...Oh, the poor student who has to experience a negative vibe. Negative vibes or uninteresting subject matter or sub-par teaching as reasons for shoddy attendance are not only childish, they are rationalizations for immaturity and inflated self worth. Not every teacher can be liked by all students and vice versa. However, one of the most important things a student can learn is the professionalism required to do well at something they don't find that interesting. In other words, quit whining, attend class, take some responsibility for learning and realize everything is not about you. The student who only attends class regularly when he likes the subject matter and teacher will often make a poor employee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19957158.post-83965790373880813662010-01-23T21:37:01.390-07:002010-01-23T21:37:01.390-07:00It has been my experience that once faculty reach ...It has been my experience that once faculty reach tenure they can fall off in their abilities. Not saying this is the case here, but sometimes a good evaluation by others is needed to make sure we as faculty are really doing the best we can and havent become complacent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19957158.post-28808057177222123252010-01-23T14:12:30.548-07:002010-01-23T14:12:30.548-07:00Anonymous...
Yes, it always crosses my mind that ...Anonymous...<br /><br />Yes, it always crosses my mind that I could be the problem—especially if I were to hear about how other instructors on campus spoke positively of their students' attendance. That hasn't been the case. So, perhaps we're all terrible instructors. After all, NWC is only a podunk junior college in the middle of nowhere. How good could the instructors here really be?<br /><br />My student evaluations don't reflect your theory, but than again, that information comes from students who ARE attending.<br /><br />There's probably no real single element to blame... don't you think (despite what I write about here)? It could be me, it could be the lousy, cold weather.<br /><br />Nevertheless, I think the work ethic (or lack of) is a huge factor. Even compared to you... I always went to class even if I didn't find the material very interesting, even if the instructor didn't have a very good delivery system and even if the instructor was negative (my accounting professor for sure). I stuck it out and in the end, it might not have been a pleasant experience, but I still learned quite a bit. I always equated it to running a marathon... Not much fun while it's happening, but something to look back on and be proud about.mdt1960https://www.blogger.com/profile/09602497351643477314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19957158.post-91827631468288547102010-01-23T12:05:38.343-07:002010-01-23T12:05:38.343-07:00Its been my experience when i was in a college cla...Its been my experience when i was in a college class that if the material was interesting, taught well, the instructor was teaching and not bringing a negative vibe to the class then I went.<br /><br />Have you looked in the mirror lateley, especially with everything written on this blog. If you come across to your students as you do to the public, no wonder they dont come to class.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19957158.post-45564957332279897122010-01-22T14:14:58.600-07:002010-01-22T14:14:58.600-07:00The people in this country who scream the loudest ...The people in this country who scream the loudest about how great America is are the same ones who disparage intellectuals, educational matters and other countries whose students leave ours in the dust when it comes to reading, writing, and mathematics. They just want to live a simplistic life where they don't have to think about ideas and complex concerns and just leave it all up to "God". And the moment another country gets in the way of our comfort, we have the right to just blow them up in the name of "God and Country" and "Freedom". This simplistic mind-set is what is going to be the downfall of the U.S.A.<br /><br />Signed,<br />Sad But True....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com