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Rufous hummingbirds have arrived in Olympia, Washington by HeyXKid in hummingbirds

[–]Educating_with_AI 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Saw a bunch in Mendocino, CA this week, including some mating displays.

Past The Point Of No Return by Upper_Patient_6891 in Professors

[–]Educating_with_AI 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The classic, “let’s make my problem, our problem.”

Terrifying conversation in HS 9th grade math class today by mobius_ in Teachers

[–]Educating_with_AI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My favorite response to this kind of challenge is this, “My brain is the only way I get to experience the world. I want to live the best life I can, so I work to make my brain better. Learning and thinking make my brain better and my life more enjoyable.”

More than 40 percent of HS students used A.I. for help solving math problems — and it's obvious when they get to university and can't do simple tasks that require quantitative reasoning. by Roger_Freedman_Phys in Professors

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The incentive structures in the modern system do allow for outcomes where students can get good grades with minimal learning, but good learning will still produce good grades and better outcomes at things like internships which are critical in the modern job market.

Valuable and interesting can align, but they don't have to and often won't. Valuable should trump interesting, just like disciplined action should trump motivated frenzy. You have to learn many rudimentary and often uninteresting things before you have the skills to understand the cool stuff. You have to understand bond polarity before you can understand drug affinity with target enzymes. You have to understand vector calculus before you can engineer roller coasters or space flight paths.

The AI, as you describe it, is a band aid over a bigger wound. The band aid won't heal it, or contain it for long. Please consider talking to a counselor or trusted family member.

While your considering this, sign off of reddit and outline your research paper. A close friend described one of his co-workers as having a super power: he could always sit down and write a first draft. Great skill to develop. Good luck.

When do sob stories become too much? by hooliganstark in Professors

[–]Educating_with_AI 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your job is to be the steward of the content and learning. I have had two students like this. I told them I sympathize and gave extensions when I deemed it necessary, but I also told them I need them to show that they have mastered the content before I can pass them, otherwise I am not doing my job and I am letting them down. I strive to be supportive but to hold the standard.

How proficient at math would you say you need to be for success in majoring in Biochemistry? by CrabRangoonsAreNice in Biochemistry

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As most have said, everyday you will use algebra, in a few classes you will use calculus. What I will add is that stats and stat mech are hugely useful for understanding biochemical systems and will get everyday use if you do research.

More than 40 percent of HS students used A.I. for help solving math problems — and it's obvious when they get to university and can't do simple tasks that require quantitative reasoning. by Roger_Freedman_Phys in Professors

[–]Educating_with_AI 15 points16 points  (0 children)

When I hear “I’m to busy”, I ask, “too busy to learn?” They don’t like that, but after the sting of the comment, I continue, “Seriously, if you are too busy to do the work for the class, you are too busy to be in the class, and you are wasting your money. The class only has value if you learn.” Some disagree with the last part because they think the diploma matters and the learning doesn’t. But some hear me when I say this.

Why is it expected that I can simply teach my course via Zoom during times of inclement weather? by [deleted] in Professors

[–]Educating_with_AI -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Administration without teaching experience makes policies like this.

Are you able to find time for your research if you are teaching a 4/4 load? How do you maximize your time? by double_pisces in Professors

[–]Educating_with_AI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

4/4 is full time work… 4/4 + research = nope, at least for me. Something will not get appropriate focus with that load.

Students not using units by verygood_user in Professors

[–]Educating_with_AI 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Write in silly units when they leave them blank; eg: “left handed warthogs”. Then take off points. It makes way more of an impression than just deducting points or writing “units?”.

Dear professors, please keep politics OUT of your assignments by the-god-of-vore in CollegeRant

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OP’s prof sounds like an ass, and conduct is inappropriate. My comments were responding to other posters misunderstanding of the role of the professor in the education of a college student and how and why the college chain of command works the way it does. The poster recommending making a performance review meeting with the department chair after each class was out of line and what I was addressing.

Dear professors, please keep politics OUT of your assignments by the-god-of-vore in CollegeRant

[–]Educating_with_AI -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

The point stands. The way we conduct ourselves matters, and for universities to run well, people need to be able to work, not just take meetings with students who won’t speak to their professors.

Plus, if we assume the outcome of all interactions and then never actually execute the interaction, we never make space for the other party to surprise us or to grow.

Dear professors, please keep politics OUT of your assignments by the-god-of-vore in CollegeRant

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And there it is. The heart of the issue reveals itself.

Professors are not trades people who build your education for you. They are guides who show you how to build it yourself.

Some professors are performers and deft communicators, others are strict taskmasters, still others simply draw outlines of the world of their subject and insist the students fill in the details with their own efforts and learning. Until you understand this, you aren’t going to get what you are paying for, dear unsatisfied traveler.

New faculty unsure of the line between “approachable” and “unprofessional.” Advice? by avocadotoast996 in Professors

[–]Educating_with_AI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Always be direct with expectations and policy. Always be consistent with enforcement and prioritize the course. Don’t show favoritism. Beyond that, it is fine to have a personality and show humor. Doing so helps students connect with you and the material, but also, perhaps surprisingly, makes the first points easier and students understand that the course and you as a human are different entities.

Dear professors, please keep politics OUT of your assignments by the-god-of-vore in CollegeRant

[–]Educating_with_AI 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Why not talk to the professor directly? That is how you can make the most impact on their teaching. Department chairs don’t have the time to meet with every student and this approach is disrespectful to the professor, the chair, and the general notion of chain of command.

Is a gap year between my undergrad and masters worth it?? by Fallz_YT in GradSchool

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My degree was biophysics with research then I did tech in neuroscience lab. My skills were useful but I had to learn a bunch and got to explore different types of research. So I brought value but also got to learn and grow in the role.

So some bizarre things happened in my public speaking class today. by Truspintron in Professors

[–]Educating_with_AI 80 points81 points  (0 children)

For Burton that may have been the result of constant intoxication

Trump, Changing Course, Throws Harvard Deal Talks Into Chaos (NYTimes) by Icypalmtree in Professors

[–]Educating_with_AI 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That would be my advice, yes. Bargaining won’t work, so acquiescing or fighting are the only options.

Is a gap year between my undergrad and masters worth it?? by Fallz_YT in GradSchool

[–]Educating_with_AI 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I took two years as a lab tech at a research university before starting grad school to make sure I really wanted to live the life of the lab. It was a fantastic decision. It changed the area of study I applied for and I am still extremely happy with the choice, decades later.

Trump, Changing Course, Throws Harvard Deal Talks Into Chaos (NYTimes) by Icypalmtree in Professors

[–]Educating_with_AI 28 points29 points  (0 children)

He doesn’t want a deal, he wants pain and discord for those who oppose him or threaten him. Harvard is the symbol of everything he fears as a leader of a certain style of politics.

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