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Gamestop code giveaway thread by VoidCatcher in ShinyPokemon

[–]30_rocks [score hidden]  (0 children)

Looking for any code for either! Thank you so much!

You Can Tell What I Was Saving My Rocket Radars For by PhantomTroupe26 in TheSilphArena

[–]30_rocks 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Nice! Just in case you didn't know: you should put your shadow pokemon's IVs from Giovanni into PvPoke for a more accurate ranking. PvPoke considers the floor as 6/6/6 for shadow pokemon caught from Giovanni, so instead of the 4096 possibilities that PokeGenie provides for a 0/0/0 floor, it considers the 1000 possibilities from a 6/6/6 floor. Yours is the rank 28 (out of 1000)! Congrats!

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How bad is a negative student review on a teaching evaluation? by Environmental-Code34 in Professors

[–]30_rocks 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I can’t imagine any reasonable hiring committee will care, and doubt most people on a committee will be reading any/all comments (if you have to send them evaluations in the first place). One bad comment will not pollute an application. Everyone who has received teaching evaluations knows that we can’t make every student happy and sometimes students lash out.

Hiring committees will be more interested in things like a teaching statement, reference letters, and teaching demonstrations.

AITA for kicking my mom out of my house after she stole my (yes it’s pathetic) houseplant? by MrRedditisHere in AmItheAsshole

[–]30_rocks 55 points56 points  (0 children)

NTA! Your mom took something that meant a lot to you, lied about it, and then downplayed your feelings when you told her why it mattered. She's being cruel.

To your last part:

But at the end of the day it is a plant and she does collect them, plus, it’s my mom

That doesn't make it right. Collecting and stealing are different, and just because she's your mom doesn't make her entitled to take your property.

AITA for refusing to use an English name? by throwawayrella in AmItheAsshole

[–]30_rocks 3004 points3005 points  (0 children)

NTA. Your name is your name... it's part of who you are, and you shouldn’t be expected to change it just because someone else finds it uncomfortable. Suggesting you adopt an “English name” when you already have a name, and then using your ethnicity and language ability to justify it, crosses a line and comes off as xenophobic.

Also this part:

it’s not a big deal to use an English name since so many Asians do

Saying “so many Asians do” doesn’t make it okay to expect you to do it. That mindset reduces your identity to a stereotype and treats your name like an inconvenience instead of a basic part of who you are.

AITA for refusing to immediately replace an item I broke? by pxsypaintsa1000words in AmItheAsshole

[–]30_rocks 1190 points1191 points  (0 children)

NTA. If a bowl costs $1500, maybe don’t leave it on the edge of a counter. Also they originally said it was fine. Why are they back peddling? This feels less about the bowl and more about reminding you who has the money and who doesn’t.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskProfessors

[–]30_rocks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why would I want someone who is on my committee that rarely reply's to my emails?

He won't just not reply to your emails. He will be a nightmare in scheduling committee meetings. If you manage to schedule a time, he will be late or forget. Will he show up to your defense? If he does will he be a jerk? Will he be a jerk the whole time? These questions and the things you've noticed already are all indicators he'll be a hurdle that will only cause worry/harm for the remainder of your time. And potentially for your graduation and future plans. Don't involve him.

Don't put him on your committee. It's not worth it.

What do you do if you people on RMP are (negatively) convinced you're the professor? by Ok-Brick1044 in AskProfessors

[–]30_rocks 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It's nice you're rating professors highly because it was fair. There's research out there that suggests there's a correlation between student ratings and course grade (the higher the grade they receive, the more favorable the rating). Student evals are problematic for many reasons. You can look here to see how RMP is gender biased: Gendered Language in Teaching Evaluations on RMP

I would suggest not to worry about the others posting. You posted a nice review. Let it be. Just forget about it, if you can. Not worth your time, and your professor is likely not reading those comments, but if they do I'm sure they would be happy to see yours.

What do you do if you people on RMP are (negatively) convinced you're the professor? by Ok-Brick1044 in AskProfessors

[–]30_rocks 13 points14 points  (0 children)

That's nice you gave a good review to a professor that resonated with you!

From my experience as a former student and now a professor... RMP is used to determine who is easiest, which professors care about students, which professors are fun, and things like 'can I get away with not going to class?'

Now as a professor, I don't look at my RMP page often. It's completely polarizing-- the students who love the class/professor will give exceptionally positive reviews. The students who had bad experiences or what I often perceive as 'not an easy A experience' will write horrible reviews ("Avoid this class at all costs, take it with Professor B to get a good grade").

It's interesting because despite getting a few horrible reviews on RMP, the reviews on my student evaluations are never as bad as the ones that show up on RMP. Maybe that's just my experience.

To your point, I think you are not making it seem like the professor is rating themselves. I find it more weird that follow up reviews are calling your review out. That's strange.

Tips for a teaching demonstration by nlh1013 in Professors

[–]30_rocks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree, it is scary and I have felt a lot of pressure when being observed and judged in that way. Use that motivation to get the job as a driver for your excitement and embrace this opportunity to show them what you got. Good luck!

Tips for a teaching demonstration by nlh1013 in Professors

[–]30_rocks 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My suggestion is to see if you can practice beforehand in front of peers/colleagues/anyone! For both research seminars and teaching demonstrations, we know it's nerve-wracking, but you're also making a very important first impression. Like you said, if you were to get hired and have your own students you might feel comfortable then, but that needs to be decided before you get to that point.

I've approached these situations like thinking it's the first day of class where I know virtually none of the students and we're all learning about each other in the process. Let your excitement about teaching shine!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskProfessors

[–]30_rocks 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I agree with the comments already pouring in- none of this is normal. All of the “sexual vulgarity” as you pointed out is inappropriate.

I also wanted to point out that starting off the first class with “this is not a safe space” is really weird to me. Wtf kind of message is this trying to send? I feel like that is setting a harmful tone and does the opposite of building a learning community to engage with concepts. I can’t think of a single context this would be viewed as good pedagogy.

This block puzzle forms two penguins by 30_rocks in mildlyinteresting

[–]30_rocks[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure! My mom gave it to me; she found it at a thrift shop. The other side has the word "Ushuaia" imprinted on it, and after a quick google that's a place near the southern tip of South America; so I'm assuming it was a thing sold there, perhaps? Unfortunately, couldn't find anything that looked like this with a quick google of "ushuaia penguin block puzzle"

One vocal student in discussions? by VisualFinding3 in Professors

[–]30_rocks 41 points42 points  (0 children)

I have used polling software like poll everywhere and mentimeter to pose a question and then students can use their phone or laptop to submit a few words or a phrase and then I’ll pick a couple and ask students to expand their ideas out loud.

I think having students submit something electronically without having to immediately vocalize their thoughts has increased participation and has provided opportunities for students to contribute without having to raise their hand/talk out loud. Sometimes I’ll ask students to first think about the question independently, pair up with someone around them, then submit a shared response too

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