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Many students get upset when I tell them X is a bad idea, like they've only ever had encouragement for whatever stupid thought enters their head.
"Whaaat? But I need a PhD in Homeland Security Studies so I can teach at Harvard Kennedy School and be a world leader."
"Whaaat? But I need a PhD in Homeland Security Studies so I can teach at Harvard Kennedy School and be a world leader."
I don't understand why professors complain about grading. It's an obvious part of the job, and pretty laid back and enjoyable.
Worst part of end-of-semester is talking to students about their future goals, how to achieve them, etc. Many are completely divorced from reality.
Worst part of end-of-semester is talking to students about their future goals, how to achieve them, etc. Many are completely divorced from reality.
I suspect this is because few profs, even at teaching colleges, actually do this with students. Most profs have so little real-world experience they pass students off to "advisors," whose sole experience is . . . advising, or working some other useless seat-warming job.
Just talked with one student, nth generation American, who cannot write a single coherent sentence in English and wants to go to Mercer University (??) law school so she can become a "wealthy lawyer." Where tf are they learning this stuff?
I become Evil Prof when I try to explain this, because nobody has ever challenged them even slightly. Plus, it's practically illegal to tell the truth when a student learned nothing pre-k thru BA. They have a 3.8 GPA---how could it be possible that, in fact, they aren't prepared?
I could help a student that said, "look, I've done well in college but I don't actually know anything and have no idea what to do next, but I'm willing to work hard to make up for 16 years of fake education."
Problem is the whole system is designed so nobody ever thinks this.
Problem is the whole system is designed so nobody ever thinks this.
