tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post6917011747854648880..comments2024-03-28T18:35:54.237+09:00Comments on BigHominid's Hairy Chasms: discoveries while on walkaboutKevin Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-4525699488261239762013-08-20T14:05:17.151+09:002013-08-20T14:05:17.151+09:00C,
I completely agree that a prof who loses track...C,<br /><br />I completely agree that a prof who loses track of time and ends his class late is being selfish and inconsiderate. I'd be annoyed by such a prof, too. But if, for example, my class is scheduled to end at 10:05AM and the next class begins at 10:15 AM, I see no problem teaching to 10:05. Surely the other prof can bring in his/her class and set up within 5 or 10 minutes. If s/he can't, s/he should communicate with the prof from the previous class. That might involve doing some legwork, i.e., consulting the registrar to find out <i>which</i> prof is teaching the previous class, but if the legwork leads to clear communication, it'll be worth it. Profs who can't be bothered to do the legwork are just damn lazy. (And not very collegial!)Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-68563106961907699562013-08-20T11:18:51.893+09:002013-08-20T11:18:51.893+09:00K,
Some profs seem to let students out early. Som...K,<br /><br />Some profs seem to let students out early. Some seem to let them out late. I guess I have more of a problem with the late ones because it affects me, whereas other profs letting their students out early doesn't influence me at all. A bit selfish, perhaps, but there you have it.Charleshttp://www.liminality.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-66158937754190386882013-08-20T07:17:25.605+09:002013-08-20T07:17:25.605+09:00Ha, I had a German Shepard once named Frieda...Ha, I had a German Shepard once named Frieda...John McCrareyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350813664147965198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-43070815244370336202013-08-20T05:42:26.178+09:002013-08-20T05:42:26.178+09:00Hahna,
For the most part, renaming is a random pr...Hahna,<br /><br />For the most part, renaming is a random process for me, at least at the conscious level. For all I know, there may be some sort of subconscious "method" guiding my choice of names. I do know that, in Jerome's case, I renamed him "Jerome" because his real name also happens to be the name of a Catholic saint. Aside from that, however, I can't explain how I came up with names like "Frieda" and "Mark." Maybe "Frieda" sounded like the name of a large, frumpy woman...?Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-75925125939072546672013-08-20T03:06:34.036+09:002013-08-20T03:06:34.036+09:00how do you come up with all the names? merely cur...how do you come up with all the names? merely curious. do you often know people with the names you give out? (for example, do you know any other friedas, any other marks or franks?)hahnakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14238002055767012884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-34278822342771933682013-08-19T22:27:55.103+09:002013-08-19T22:27:55.103+09:00John,
I've added a bit of text to make that f...John,<br /><br />I've added a bit of text to make that fact clearer. Thanks.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-80269257183059190742013-08-19T22:24:08.543+09:002013-08-19T22:24:08.543+09:00John,
Ayup. He's yet another office mate.John,<br /><br />Ayup. He's yet another office mate.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-66462444960959386752013-08-19T22:07:30.154+09:002013-08-19T22:07:30.154+09:00So, Mark (NHRN) is also teaching at CUD?So, Mark (NHRN) is also teaching at CUD?John McCrareyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350813664147965198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-13418424917239328352013-08-19T21:59:09.917+09:002013-08-19T21:59:09.917+09:00C,
I think the problem you're talking about h...C,<br /><br />I think the problem you're talking about happens only when a prof loses track of the clock and goes overtime. I'm not usually the type to wear out my welcome that way. Letting students out early makes me wince, partly because I feel the students aren't getting their money's worth if I stop short.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-40317181640377933772013-08-19T21:52:38.806+09:002013-08-19T21:52:38.806+09:00I would also be wary of letting students go after ...I would also be wary of letting students go after only 90 minutes, but they will most likely have classes after yours--if so, you'll probably want to let them out five or ten minutes early, both so that they can get to their next class on time and the students (and possibly professor) who have class in your room after you don't have to stand outside. Nothing annoys me more than arriving at my classroom at the appointed time only to find my students waiting outside--and then we all wait as the instructor monopolizing the room cuts into our time.<br /><br />Argh. Sorry, kind of a pet peeve of mine. As far as I'm concerned, ending class on time is as much a virtue as starting class on time.Charleshttp://www.liminality.orgnoreply@blogger.com