Comments on pink india ink: The kids are... um.

Let's ignore the fact that I'm really, really behi...

2009-03-16T03:26:00.000+01:00

Let's ignore the fact that I'm really, really behind on my Reader and I'm only getting to this now. Because, seriously, I MEANT to get to it earlier and doesn't that mean ANYTHING to you?? All I do is try, try, try! Why can't you just bow down to my efforts and good intentions?

Anyway, great post.

I don't even like to try, so I wonder what that sa...

2009-02-23T18:36:00.000+01:00

I don't even like to try, so I wonder what that says about me?

Oh right, I'm a failure.

That type of mentality really kills me. It's a re...

2009-02-20T23:15:00.000+01:00

That type of mentality really kills me. It's a result of the whole "let's give every kid an award and no one really wins or loses" thing. When those kids grow up to be college students who think that effort and not end product should matter most, it's amazing that people are shocked.

I'm not saying effort is irrelevant, but it's not the most important thing.

Jesus H. So by this logic, a kid who gets every an...

2009-02-20T21:30:00.000+01:00

Jesus H. So by this logic, a kid who gets every answer on a multiple choice test wrong should be rewarded with an A for filling out all the little scantron bubbles. Fuuuuuuuck that.

Wow...just...wow. Thank you, for yet again, givin...

2009-02-20T04:42:00.000+01:00

Wow...just...wow. Thank you, for yet again, giving me something to laugh about. Even though this one kind of makes me cringe at the same time.

As someone who has headed back to the classroom to take a couple courses I've found myself frustrated with the way the professor spoon-feeds the information among other things. But, on the other hand, my "effort" is yielding good results so I try not to complain about the lack of challenge too loudly.

PS I was not fond of those kids in University.My f...

2009-02-20T03:44:00.000+01:00

PS I was not fond of those kids in University.

My favourite was my classmate whining because her parents were "being weird with money" after they refused to pay for a trip to New Orleans.

Yeah, can't imagine why your parents wouldn't want to pay for you to go show your tits for beads at Mardi Gras.

awesome, awesome post.I think the biggest problem ...

2009-02-20T03:41:00.000+01:00

awesome, awesome post.

I think the biggest problem with a lot of our generation is a false sense of entitlement. This is a perfect example.

These kids should either learn how to be adaptive, and figure out what will get them those high grades, or go to vocational school - if they haven't figured the tricks to success, they certainly don't deserve an A for effort, and definitely don't deserve to be in University.

The undergrad experience was an disappointment for all of us - they promised it would be so much more - but many of us still did well and earned the right to bitch about the system that we'd mastered.

Then we sucked it up and had faith that graduate school would be more rewarding.

No mention of the fact that kinesiology is basical...

2009-02-20T00:38:00.000+01:00

No mention of the fact that kinesiology is basically, like. . . phys ed?

Wow, this actually makes me seethe. I HATED kids ...

2009-02-19T19:46:00.000+01:00

Wow, this actually makes me seethe. I HATED kids like that. They are usually the kids who are friends with lazily smart kids who don't ever have to work and just GET IT. Guess what, that doesn't mean that you should get an A for working hard and STILL being dumb...augh!

I teach sociology and have had students make this ...

2009-02-19T17:51:00.000+01:00

I teach sociology and have had students make this exact argument--"ok, so fine, I didn't get the answers right, but I worked on it ALL WEEKEND, and I think I should be rewarded for that." The idea that their effort doesn't really matter if it doesn't lead to them MASTERING THE MATERIAL doesn't really register.

They are also stunned if you don't give extra credit or allow automatic make-ups if they miss exams without a valid excuse.

It all drives me nuts.

The last line is epic. HAHA. I so can relate. what...

2009-02-19T17:49:00.000+01:00

The last line is epic. HAHA. I so can relate. what with my school being filled with competititive fearless people :P

I started my college career at a university in the...

2009-02-19T17:08:00.000+01:00

I started my college career at a university in the late 90s (I know, I AM old) and as I remember, the mantra went like this: test well and write well, or fail. Attendance was not mandatory, nor was class participation. In contrast, I am again a student - ten years later - and I hardly take tests anymore, attendance and participation are required, and while I am certainly retaining more than I did my first time through (which may have less to do with attendance and more to due to decreased booze consumption), I can't help but wonder if professors have changed their whole class grading and requirement structures to appease the participation-ribbon whiners.

Awesome. Awesome awesome awesome. I felt like this...

2009-02-19T17:07:00.000+01:00

Awesome. Awesome awesome awesome. I felt like this when they tried to justify banning the honor roll in certain counties. By all means, let's reward mediocrity.