tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post8039062449079374565..comments2023-11-10T02:18:23.772-08:00Comments on Minnesota Matron: Today's Actual StudentsMinnesota Matronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16565431067927240183noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-36706116719534325182011-10-20T17:32:11.705-07:002011-10-20T17:32:11.705-07:00Green Girl in Wisconsin hit it on the head...entit...Green Girl in Wisconsin hit it on the head...entitlement.<br />There is a problem with parents making life too easy for children, and continuously solving their problems for them. Worst is when adults convince them they can do anything, but forget to tell them that they have to acquire solid skills...and work hard!Deborah Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-42157288544700134272011-10-20T15:04:25.368-07:002011-10-20T15:04:25.368-07:00I think smalltownme is mom to my son's twin.
...I think smalltownme is mom to my son's twin. <br />It was a long summer break and I've missed reading you. I don't think I'm going to make it through the 40 other unread posts... but you never can tell. <br />~Karen (formerly kcinnova)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-83053758005605394432011-10-20T08:31:24.874-07:002011-10-20T08:31:24.874-07:00I guess that some teachers actually DO let student...I guess that some teachers actually DO let students do re-writes. JFS in IL, I too was a student who came prepared for exams, and it infuriated me if re-writes we allowed.<br /><br />These college students have never learned about responsibility and accountability. Sad, really.Catherinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-88330124504683897702011-10-20T07:09:30.275-07:002011-10-20T07:09:30.275-07:00Oh! On the other hand at least dealing with these ...Oh! On the other hand at least dealing with these morons gives you a greater appreciation for those who actually get the concept of being a student. Doesn't it?trashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13623440501234583451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-9646608589822768022011-10-19T17:19:22.161-07:002011-10-19T17:19:22.161-07:00No -- not the same Q. But oh so similar.No -- not the same Q. But oh so similar.Minnesota Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16565431067927240183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-36273193198449278122011-10-19T14:28:22.828-07:002011-10-19T14:28:22.828-07:00This isn't THE Q, is it?
Amazing the sense of ...This isn't THE Q, is it?<br />Amazing the sense of entitlement these students arrive with, isn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-10572119859303224262011-10-19T08:32:16.779-07:002011-10-19T08:32:16.779-07:00Wow, I had a lot of typos in my post above. It wa...Wow, I had a lot of typos in my post above. It was early and I hadn't had my cuppa tea yet!JFS in ILnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-76032723189415851642011-10-19T07:55:48.522-07:002011-10-19T07:55:48.522-07:00Oh.My.Goodness. Is there an anti-school in an alt...Oh.My.Goodness. Is there an anti-school in an alternate universe where these "students" belong?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-28306290257026771692011-10-19T04:05:15.599-07:002011-10-19T04:05:15.599-07:00"Our class text". Oops.
I like the id..."Our class text". Oops. <br /><br />I like the idea of letting students know that late test-takers would be penalized a certain percentage (like, if they earned a B they'd only get a C ).JFS me again in ILnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-17400445548544663542011-10-19T04:02:58.840-07:002011-10-19T04:02:58.840-07:00And these are COLLEGE students? Maybe you'd be...And these are COLLEGE students? Maybe you'd be doing them a bigger favor by flunking them! In the "real world" they sure aren't going to be given do-overs of extra time from employers. <br /><br />If I was one of the students who actually showed up, with my book, and took the test, I'd be peeved to learn about the ones who got to wait for a later test time (and possibly found out the test questions in advance from another student.) <br /><br />I remember having to confront a student in a college class and finding out NO ONE have ever, in high school, taught her how to do a research paper (she had carefully<br />copied out a chapter in out class text as her "paper" for a course in Film History). I sent her to the writing lab for help in re-doing the paper - with a grade penalty, though.JFS in ILnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-7289516538027885232011-10-18T21:06:00.999-07:002011-10-18T21:06:00.999-07:00These students seem like...complete morons. And y...These students seem like...complete morons. And yet I have a sweet and gentle son who cannot pass a college English class because he does not understand what he is supposed to write about. But he would never send such stupid e-mails to his teachers.smalltownmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10857871195417461235noreply@blogger.com