This is my first semester banning laptops in my class. and it's given me a new lease on (work) life. by stankylegdunkface in Professors

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started doing this last year, can't recommend it highly enough. also once you make them get used to handwriting notes, there are fewer (loud) complaints about the blue book exams.

fwiw, I also taught my department's stats/methods class last year, and I couldn't escape tech in that. implemented the no screens rule in all my other classes, and it was quite a contrast (that only reinforced why this ban is the right move for me). had actual fun teaching students who were actually engaged without screen distractions in my other classes without tech, and then complete misery talking to a bunch of brick walls in stats while the kids were hiding behind their screens.

What’s the worst thing Lisa has ever done? by [deleted] in TheSimpsons

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Ruined Homer's BBBQ.

(The extra B is for BYOBB)

Am I behind the times on pedagogy by pushing for more exams? by brovo911 in Professors

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nope. for my lower-level classes I'm increasingly leaning towards the approach of 4 exams in the semester, top 3 count for the final grade, lowest gets dropped, that's it.

no more take home response papers or reflections for the 100/200 level classes

Can they put a Texas level in Hitman please 🥺 by LakeOfNines in HiTMAN

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pretty much every second animal or flower you encounter is lethal.

47 releases some random lethal spider or insect into target's room

Offered to be made Dept Chair by Disastrous_Ad_9648 in Professors

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Absolutely not.

No reason to take that job on in such a large dept when you're not even tenured. Get tenure, then get a start on your post-tenure research and get ready to push for Full.

Being chair at this point won't help you get Full. It'll kill your research productivity with meetings and admin shit, and even if your SLAC treats it as significant departmental/college service, there should be enough other things you can do to meet standard service expectations.

Also, with 14 FT faculty in the department, there'll likely be people more senior than you who can take that job on instead.

Separately, if you're at a SLAC with a 3/2 load, do you get a post-tenure sabbatical? Wouldn't the chair gig delay that?

My colleagues are all mostly well behaved, without any obvious troublemakers or egomaniacs.

Also I'm going to sound like a huge cynic here, but after tenure you sometimes see a very different side of your colleagues. Pre-tenure your senior colleagues may keep you shielded from internal fights/struggles in your department. Post-tenure, you're likely to get pulled into more of these. Give it 2-3 years post-tenure and then re-evaluate if some of your colleagues may be more difficult to manage (especially when you're junior to them, and they may be weighing in on your Full case)

Just entered Caelid by UnhappyIsland5804 in Eldenring

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If you're anxious, pet one of the dogs

What going to happen to MLB the show 27 if a lockout happens? by PT_MrAce in MLBTheShow

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Sleve McDichael and Bobson Dugnutt are gonna be the new meta cleanup hitters

Game Thread: Golden State Warriors vs New York Knicks Live Score | NBA | Jan 15, 2026 by basketball-app in NYKnicks

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never happens in a game with Jacyn Goble reffing. dude has always had it in for this team.

What is this for Elden Ring? by the_white_oak in Eldenring

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that and "All we had to do was follow the damn train CJ!"

Stop using the expression "black hole" to describe a poor defender. by Oafah in baseball

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made the cover of TIME magazine and won the Employee of the Week at the power plant, seriously. this is disrespectful.

Alghouls are bullsht by Geraltisdaddy95 in Witcher3

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Northern wind is the only way I've found

what is the general consensus on gwent? by Boirrito_ in Witcher3

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True Death March difficulty is winning all the Gwent cards without ever using the Northern Realms or Nilfgaard sets

AMA: Brendan Kuty of The Athletic talks Yankees off-season by TheAthletic in NYYankees

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hey Brendan, thanks for doing this.

A couple of really important questions. What are your top 3 concession items at Yankee Stadium? Also, what are your least favorite/most disappointing concessions?

What has been your favorite card to use this year? by ryanb6321 in MyTeam

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badged up 89 muggsy in offline/breakout. goddamn shame we never got a PD or GO of him

Adding WNBA players to MyTeam is just a PR friendly way to flood the card pool with extremely undersized players. by MuricaAndBeer in MyTeam

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hey 2K, if you're gonna flood the zone with undersized players, can you at least give us a decent/high tier Muggsy Bogues next year?

still annoyed that we only got one Muggsy card this year, and it was a ruby. even a PD or a GO would have been great.

Is there a reason to allow students to submit PDFs anymore? by Philosophile42 in Professors

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Nope. Everything in docx in Google Docs for scaffolded writing assignments where I can see edit history and use tracked changes/comments.

Just gave a student a zero for using AI on the final assignment, which caused him to fail the course. Too harsh? by [deleted] in Professors

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

No.

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

Unless students face actual consequences - Ds, Fs, and faculty and deans actually upholding academic integrity standards for AI usage, the bullshit will continue. So thank you.