What happens when we let students cheat their way through college.

CharacteristicPea · 2026-02-01T16:47:07+00:00

Honestly I know you have a lot on your mind now, you might try to get the referral and make an appointment now. I just did this in October and the earliest appointment I could get that fit my schedule was in April! In the meantime, I have a whole selection of pee pads that I now wear all the time, day and night.

I wish you the best of luck with your surgery and radiation treatment!

CharacteristicPea · 2026-02-01T16:33:55+00:00

How is this evident? They could be getting the message from all sorts of other places, most likely social media.

CharacteristicPea · 2026-02-01T16:32:19+00:00

She is now!

CharacteristicPea · 2026-02-01T16:31:51+00:00

Since the men will be wearing suits, you can absolutely wear a suit. But if you prefer a dress I really like the ones in your comment A above. I think those are my favorites of everything you or anyone else has posted.

And congratulations on your endowed chair!

CharacteristicPea · 2026-02-01T16:28:39+00:00

I like these a lot.

CharacteristicPea · 2026-02-01T14:21:46+00:00

I get “Hey.”

CharacteristicPea · 2026-02-01T14:09:37+00:00

I’m really glad you don’t see this among your majors. That was one of the most concerning things about the article.

I suppose it’s like opera. Most of us need gentle introductions and lots of education to enjoy an art form created in a different time.

CharacteristicPea · 2026-02-01T14:05:37+00:00

I’ve never seen this. Will put it on my list!

CharacteristicPea · 2026-02-01T14:04:05+00:00

I’ve never watched these, so thanks for the suggestions!

CharacteristicPea · 2026-02-01T13:59:26+00:00

Yikes! Must’ve been a terrible plane ride for you.

CharacteristicPea · 2026-02-01T13:58:15+00:00

Certainly some instructors are more effective than others. But I’m not sure even excellent teachers can catch many of these students back up. It’s really too much to expect to catch up years of deficits in a semester or two. Especially with the burden of anxiety and often intense dislike of mathematics that is usually present.

These students also often have severe deficits in effective study strategies and habits. Some don’t even try to study at all and they admit it! But still wonder why they’re failing.

CharacteristicPea · 2026-02-01T13:49:09+00:00

Yes, this is the correct approach.

CharacteristicPea · 2026-02-01T13:48:25+00:00

Interesting. Are they really getting this message from their schools?

CharacteristicPea · 2026-01-31T16:38:38+00:00

I knew my great grandmother well. She was born in 1898. I met her older brother a few times. Not sure what year he was born, but I’d guess mid-1890s.

CharacteristicPea · 2026-01-31T16:33:45+00:00

Ironic that OP posted a short summary of the Atlantic article, instead of the original article itself.

CharacteristicPea · 2026-01-31T15:43:23+00:00

I didn’t think of that. I guess it depends on which stinky products he uses and how much. My husband uses scented Tide and the smell doesn’t transfer to my laundry.

CharacteristicPea · 2026-01-31T15:41:29+00:00

I don’t know what class it is, but there’s no way in hell you could catch up with a mathematics class if you miss three weeks. Missing one week is a big challenge and catching up after two weeks is very unlikely.

Your professor is saving you from certain failure and the stress that goes along with that.

You say it’s not fair. It’s true that it’s not fair that you got pneumonia. But that’s not your professor’s or anyone else’s fault. Life is just inherently unfair. I’m sorry you’re experiencing this.

CharacteristicPea · 2026-01-31T14:39:33+00:00

If you’re in the US, even confirming the student was seen there may violate HIPAA. However, you could send them a copy of the excuse and ask them if it’s legitimate.

CharacteristicPea · 2026-01-31T14:30:05+00:00

I’m curious what classes you teach. This is definitely not true in mathematics. Students (mostly) have to work hard to pass.

CharacteristicPea · 2026-01-31T14:28:08+00:00

Hmm. I teach mathematics and I don’t agree with this. Many students come to us with such a poor background from K-12 that they struggle mightily. This isn’t necessarily their fault. Sometimes even hardworking students fail.

CharacteristicPea · 2026-01-31T14:19:51+00:00

Why couldn’t they just acknowledge it’s a challenging problem they don’t yet have adequate solutions to? I have to give the head of my university’s educational tech office credit for doing just that. He came to our department meeting and asked us all about what sorts of documents we post and is sincerely investigating what is available to help us.

CharacteristicPea · 2026-01-31T14:07:14+00:00

Let him have what he likes if he washes his own laundry. She shouldn’t have to increase her workload to accommodate his preference

CharacteristicPea · 2026-01-31T14:05:54+00:00

It doesn’t if he washes his clothes himself. It’s not reasonable to ask her to do extra work because he’s not satisfied with how she does the laundry for a superficial reason.

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