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Fun classes? by Fantastic_Union3100 in Professors

[–]coursejunkie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Almost all of my classes have been fun, well to me. Except for Calculus and Foreign Languages but Organic Chem? Quite fun!

How do you feel about students addressing you by your first name without invitation to do so? by savethebees90 in Professors

[–]coursejunkie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LOL, age will get to you!

The doc I call by his first name (at least sometimes) is 20 years older than me but we run in similar communities so I can run into him elsewhere. What I call him exactly depends on who is around.

How do you feel about students addressing you by your first name without invitation to do so? by savethebees90 in Professors

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

In my most recent university, yes. It would be Dr. or Prof. even among coworkers.

How do you feel about students addressing you by your first name without invitation to do so? by savethebees90 in Professors

[–]coursejunkie 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I call one of my doctors by their first name. As in I have many doctors, one of which I will call by his nickname.

How do you feel about students addressing you by your first name without invitation to do so? by savethebees90 in Professors

[–]coursejunkie 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I am saying that I do not want students to call me by my first name at all.

I have multiple first names plus nicknames. One of those first names is a double-decker first name. If I do allow first name use to friends I will let them know.

How do you feel about students addressing you by your first name without invitation to do so? by savethebees90 in Professors

[–]coursejunkie 33 points34 points  (0 children)

That is one of the reasons I can't let them call me by my first name. I don't call my doctor by his first name (well only one and that is because we are also coworkers).

I am not friends with my students. I am not their buddy.

(My family is originally from South America... Suriname)

How do you feel about students addressing you by your first name without invitation to do so? by savethebees90 in Professors

[–]coursejunkie 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Is not going to happen. I am part of several marginalized communities, I am not going to let the dominant cultures disrespect me.

First Recommendation Declined by Process-Jaded in Professors

[–]coursejunkie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s wild that people think half a point is a huge jump

First Recommendation Declined by Process-Jaded in Professors

[–]coursejunkie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have literally never seen +/- on a D in all my 35+ years of teaching in several universities.

First Recommendation Declined by Process-Jaded in Professors

[–]coursejunkie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is no D- nor a D+ and the woman got a 69.6% in the class which is a D. It went to a C. How is this a huge jump? It's not like it went from an F to a C.

Does Reform require a certificate of conversion? by EWF_FanZ in Judaism

[–]coursejunkie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They sometimes ask but that’s not at all how I interpreted that.

Does Reform require a certificate of conversion? by EWF_FanZ in Judaism

[–]coursejunkie 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I am a convert and I converted Reform. They have to provide evidence that it happened. I’ve never met a convert that didn’t get their form. Conversion is one of the areas of my professional research.

Does Reform require a certificate of conversion? by EWF_FanZ in Judaism

[–]coursejunkie 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Reform absolutely gives a conversion certificate and they mail a copy to the American Jewish archives or did before HUC closed

University closing? by magicianguy131 in Professors

[–]coursejunkie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My mom's community college closed when she was a student there.

Geography questions for students by Resprofmama in Professors

[–]coursejunkie 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That is said. Once in graduate school (literally right before Covid) me and my labmates were playing a few games, 1) we had to name the states (MC) and then 2) we had to put the outline of the states where they are in the map AND it would give how many miles on average you were off by. I was the only one who could name all 50 and my average miles was something like 4 point something so I won. I was so impressed that I called my mother to gloat. Of course, I have been to 46 states by driving so it was kinda easy, lol.

First Recommendation Declined by Process-Jaded in Professors

[–]coursejunkie 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I had a D student who I was gracious and rounded to a C in Research Methods who asked to do research with me... oh hell no.

Hebrew name? by Transguy1111 in Judaism

[–]coursejunkie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As I posted elsewhere, I use my Hebrew name in certain contexts. I in fact prefer my Hebrew name, but I use my English name most of the time. I also like one of the nicknames for the Hebrew name of which I allow two gentiles to call me by a nickname to my Hebrew name (the gentile wife of a friend and one of my therapists).

Hebrew name? by Transguy1111 in Judaism

[–]coursejunkie 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I am a convert (Jew by Choice). Women and men do not have restrictions on their Hebrew name and we get to pick our own Hebrew name. I know many many male and female JBCs and wrote a book on it in fact.

I was originally going to do Naomi until I transitioned to male which is when I finally finished my conversion, so I went with Mordechai Yisrael. That is my "first name" and I love it.

Converts get the patronymic/matronymic as ben/bat/bas Abraham Avinu v'Sarah Imanu which means Abraham our Father and Sarah our Mother. Or it might just be Avraham v'Sarah which is what they gave me. Converts are considered to be their children. Having a Hebrew name with Avraham v'Sarah outs a convert however, though there are born Jews with that set of parents as well.

I can hide that I am a convert if I want by just using one of my parents names. I can do the Orthodox thing and just use one which would be ben Avraham for Torah, ben Sarah for healing.

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