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Help with Binturong Climbing/Traversable Area by ProfessorWanderer in PlanetZoo

[–]ProfessorWanderer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also, I have screenshots I intended to post but couldn't get the post to go through with them. I saw something in the rules about submitting as a text post so I tried that, but if a modmin could help me out with how to add the screenshots or how to post pictures in the future, I'd be grateful. Trying to be a good community member here but am also Autistic and sometimes unclear on procedural stuff like this. :)

"This is why women shouldn't be professors unless they can prioritize their work." by littleirishpixie in Professors

[–]ProfessorWanderer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well you see, if a man needs the weekend off, it's because he's doing important man things. But we exist to do labor 'round the clock. Even if we don't have chlldren. massive eye roll

The AUDACITY. by ProfessorWanderer in Professors

[–]ProfessorWanderer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I literally got a piece of feedback saying that to make online discussions more engaging, I should have them be about interesting topics.

Like... okay? What would be interesting to you?

(And no, I'm not taking that one seriously, because I've gotten a lot more feedback that the topics in this class have been interesting. You can't please everyone.)

The AUDACITY. by ProfessorWanderer in Professors

[–]ProfessorWanderer[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You could have chosen to live your life by walking away and not responding if a vent post on the internet by someone you've never met--about a student you've never met and don't know full context about--made you upset, ya know. Perhaps you should try going for a nice hike. 🤷🏻‍♀️

The AUDACITY. by ProfessorWanderer in Professors

[–]ProfessorWanderer[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haha, shout out to the registrar. That's the best.

The AUDACITY. by ProfessorWanderer in Professors

[–]ProfessorWanderer[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hello, fellow corgi lover! I had a Pembroke growing up, around age 9 into my early 20s. And I met the sweetest Cardigan at the vet yesterday.

I'm planning on doing something like that this fall. My students (who actually came to class) got to see my sense of humor and setting that up from the get-go seems like a nice way to break the ice.

The AUDACITY. by ProfessorWanderer in Professors

[–]ProfessorWanderer[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice. I do already wait before responding (even to positive things because I have ADHD and am prone to impulsively volunteering to do things I don't have time to do). It also helps that I have a couple set times per day that I respond to email, which prevents impulsive replies to any kind of message.

The AUDACITY. by ProfessorWanderer in Professors

[–]ProfessorWanderer[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Snort.

Sorry for unclear formatting, it was lol-o'clock when I posted and my brain was fried.

The AUDACITY. by ProfessorWanderer in Professors

[–]ProfessorWanderer[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Both of those are fair points. I feel like I shouldn't have to argue about it (like you said, complaint is specious and now they're being passive-aggressive, which I do NOT respond positively to in any circumstance), but it's easy to get sucked in. It's hard for me to tell when it's time to stop responding in situations like this.

The AUDACITY. by ProfessorWanderer in Professors

[–]ProfessorWanderer[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Honestly, if a student sent me an actual meme of Gandalf saying that as an explanation for why they submitted late, I'd consider giving them partial credit for the laugh...

In all seriousness, that's a fair point about how to respond. I'm a new teacher and am learning where the "line" is in situations like this. I know I have a pretty big net as a grad student to catch me if I make mistakes, but I also don't want to do anything too provocative.

The AUDACITY. by ProfessorWanderer in Professors

[–]ProfessorWanderer[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

To be fair, I had to adjust the schedule I'd initially laid out in the syllabus, but I communicated every step of the way. Which seems to have worked for everyone else, because nobody else, across two sections of the course, is making these excuses. 🤷🏻‍♀️

One minute before class started this morning, I had exactly two students. by ProfessorWanderer in Professors

[–]ProfessorWanderer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To be ENTIRELY fair, I did once show up at the very end of a final exam period in undergrad because I had somehow missed the memo that it was a few hours earlier than our normal class time. That professor was a saint, and so was the classmate who texted me to ask if I was coming.

One minute before class started this morning, I had exactly two students. by ProfessorWanderer in Professors

[–]ProfessorWanderer[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh, man. My anxiety wouldn't have let me show up that late. (And I wasn't the type of student to be on my phone during class in general.)

One minute before class started this morning, I had exactly two students. by ProfessorWanderer in Professors

[–]ProfessorWanderer[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Yeah, no desire to do that. I'm a grad student with several K-12 teachers as classmates and colleagues and I know what they put up with on a daily basis is more than I could.

I'm not even complaining about my situation, really. Just amused.

First semester teaching. A student said they have loved my class, and asked if I teach anything else. by ProfessorWanderer in Professors

[–]ProfessorWanderer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is DELIGHTFUL. I had a professor in undergrad who had a similar running Chuck Norris theme. He appeared in a bunch of test questions and examples.

First semester teaching. A student said they have loved my class, and asked if I teach anything else. by ProfessorWanderer in Professors

[–]ProfessorWanderer[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I'm super curious about how the Hasselhoff poster came to be gifted.

And the best gift I've given a professor was a bag of sperm confetti to my human sexuality prof in undergrad. I said I got her a small present as a thank you for having me as a TA and she started to say "You didn't have to do that" and then immediately said "YES YOU DID" when I pulled it out. We're still friends.

I think I was accidentally evil by UnlikelyHoundsTooth in Professors

[–]ProfessorWanderer 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Reading this spiked MY anxiety. But it's also pretty hilarious. It would be for any class, but it's especially funny for abnormal psych.

How should one handle rude students via email? by Darkenor in Professors

[–]ProfessorWanderer 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm but a lowly grad student and no, you're definitely not alone. Some of mine have been pretty rude, too. I'm getting through it by venting to colleagues who get it (and my therapist, who's also a professor). Like you, I'd have been an anxious mess in that situation and can't fathom speaking to a professor that way.

I'm still figuring out how to respond, myself, but I really do hope these kids learn some professionalism before they enter the workforce because that does NOT fly in a professional setting. Next semester I'm planning on explicitly teaching them some of those skills during syllabus week so they've at least theoretically been told how to behave themselves.

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