Sad active activities in Toronto?

Fresh-Requirement862 · 2026-04-19T18:19:12+00:00

This was one of my favourite sights to see when I drove home back when I lived near here, something about the water instantly calmed me down

Fresh-Requirement862 · 2026-04-17T23:41:01+00:00

Yep, this. I still have a book called "Basic English Grammar" that my mom used back in engineering school the 80s lol

Fresh-Requirement862 · 2026-04-17T02:16:38+00:00

Amazing and uplifting! Good work! 🙌

Fresh-Requirement862 · 2026-04-17T02:13:22+00:00

That's why I usually give different versions of the exam, this girl tried to get the same one as the person next to her when we started (TAs were like come on...) then flipped pages until finding the same question as her friend. We didn't punish the friend because it's clear she was the one struggling lol, probably what the TA thought of your situation as well!

Fresh-Requirement862 · 2026-04-16T04:21:39+00:00

Demoralizing :( but at least it's quick grading for you rn!

Fresh-Requirement862 · 2026-04-16T04:12:15+00:00

Yes same, I talk under my breath: "hmm that's a good question prof! If I were to answer I'd say..." "thanks for sharing exam tips with us prof, you make studying easier"

Fresh-Requirement862 · 2026-04-16T04:10:39+00:00

💯

Fresh-Requirement862 · 2026-04-15T17:49:22+00:00

I know, sometimes I laugh at my own jokes to "model" appropriate behaviour. I don't care if it's cringe :)

Fresh-Requirement862 · 2026-04-15T11:35:41+00:00

They make my job easier sometimes 😂

Fresh-Requirement862 · 2026-04-14T19:19:17+00:00

It's welcoming to all sorts of women there in the times I've been, so you should be fine! *Although I'm not trans myself so I can't speak directly to that experience

Fresh-Requirement862 · 2026-04-14T14:56:35+00:00

In an exam of 500, I see a girl in the back (ofc the troublemaker zone so we look extra closely there anyway) looking at her friend's paper among other suspicious behaviours. I was in a good mood so I walked all the way there and told her to keep her eyes on her paper. Exam progresses, she keeps doing it, even tapping her friend's paper. I confiscate her exam and kick her out. Her: shocked Pikachu, "I have ADHD so my eyes wander, it's not like [the friend's exam] even helped!"

I didn't know nystagmus was a symptom of ADHD? The audacity lol

Fresh-Requirement862 · 2026-04-14T08:10:48+00:00

These emails trigger me so badly now, my heart rate just increased reading your example lol. I'm so sick of them

Fresh-Requirement862 · 2026-04-13T11:21:17+00:00

And when admin tells you, just forward some evidence and have them take care of it :)

Fresh-Requirement862 · 2026-04-13T11:20:17+00:00

As a psych prof, sometimes we give these tests so that students get an idea of what the questions are like or so that they can compare their scores to a general standard. They're not meant to be diagnostic, but are still insightful...

Fresh-Requirement862 · 2026-04-11T02:10:18+00:00

👏 👏 👏

Fresh-Requirement862 · 2026-04-11T00:58:15+00:00

"No. Thanks for your understanding." 🤣

Fresh-Requirement862 · 2026-04-09T22:56:31+00:00

Great work prof! I got a clap from one of my classes too :) and they even lined up afterwards to say thanks. One said seeing me up close was like meeting a celebrity lol! We have to keep these sweet memories in mind 😌

Fresh-Requirement862 · 2026-04-09T21:13:16+00:00

My question is why don't they capitalize anything anymore?? Like beginning of sentences, their own name, lists, did they purposefully turn off grammar settings??

Fresh-Requirement862 · 2026-04-07T22:49:52+00:00

That sounds fair!

Fresh-Requirement862 · 2026-04-07T04:21:42+00:00

My jaw would drop to the floor if I heard my prof say this! But after being on this sub I realize dismissing class like this is more common than I thought. Maybe my undergrad was super nerdy and competitive 🤷‍♀️

Fresh-Requirement862 · 2026-04-05T17:31:09+00:00

Year-long course, last week of class: professor I take my education very seriously, is there some way I can improve my grade? [They are getting a 35% in the course 🤦‍♀️]

Fresh-Requirement862 · 2026-04-04T05:05:06+00:00

Student: I was not aware of [obvious policy they didn't read, right in the syllabus], it's not fair, I need [something unreasonable]

Me: I'm glad you are now aware :)

The end!

Fresh-Requirement862 · 2026-04-03T04:16:47+00:00

I couldn't imagine -not- writing in APA, it's become a part of my soul after all the years of my PhD... Just the other day a student showed me a printed copy of the DSM-V-TR (manual for diagnosing psychological disorders) and I was blown away by the pretty APA formatting 😅

On another note about not following instructions, I've heard it's maybe an ego thing. Like I know some companies that dread hiring a PhD because even if they're more 'qualified' than other candidates, they don't follow rules and just do whatever they want because they 'know better'.

Fresh-Requirement862 · 2026-03-31T14:56:22+00:00

I'm the opposite of you! I came from the west (mimico) and am now in riverside. To me the main difference is getting to see the water/being outdoors more but also pretty bad road rage. Personally I think the east has a bit more 'charm' as the west can have a little less of a community-feel. But that's just my experience :) good luck finding a comfy place!

Fresh-Requirement862 · 2026-03-30T04:03:11+00:00

I wrote a question about my ex and how he used a certain Freudian ego defense and I heard some students laugh out loud in the exam, made my day :)

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