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Professor Cynthia Burack: Ohio State University - Women’s StudiesClass policies non-negotiable; but you might be able to leverage some nap time.
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Professor Cynthia Burack: Ohio State University - Women’s StudiesClass policies non-negotiable; but you might be able to leverage some nap time.
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June 5th, 2008 at 11:09 pm
Do you feel better now?
June 6th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
What a laugh. You accuse your detractors of childishness, and you do so in a childish, ‘nyah-nyah’ manner. Physician, heal thyself!
June 13th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
This woman seems to be a bit of a sourpuss.
June 13th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
I agree with Dr. Burack. Some of us just won’t have it any other way. Well, welcome to real folks.
June 13th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
life
June 18th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
Thank you! I’m am so tired of doing the work and then a teacher bending for a few students. Just this year alone, I’ve only had one teacher be unrelenting in the proscribed course work. For example, we had a 150 slide power point due and the teacher allowed students to turn it in late and even gave a B for a TERRIBLE 90 slide ppt. About time a teacher stood rigid; good for you!
June 27th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
150 slides?! Hot dang, that’s one long PowerPoint!
July 3rd, 2008 at 10:11 am
I am glad that you are dedicated to upholding a standard of excellence in your classroom.
July 10th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Teachers tend to think they have a license to kill because the system is so backwards. They forget they are in a service business, a service that the students pay them for. Essentially the real pecking order is the student is a teacher’s client. Students shell out the BIG bucks for a professor to share their knowledge on a particular subject, not teach them professionalism. So please stop the temperamental treatment when a student walks into class late, because sorry teach, were not on your time, you’re on ours.
July 10th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
Jason, a student, left a cooment saying that teachers were being paid for a service and that they are on the student’s time. This is a misconception. Jason probably believes he is paying for a grade as well (rather than having to earn it). Whatever bucks students pay for their education is a fraction of the costs entailed in educating the student. Teachers are not paid for serving students–they are paid for educating students. If you do not wish to be educated, Jason, don’t take classes at a college or university.
July 10th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
State school tuition is subsidized by public revenues. Students who are qualified are given the opportunity to enter the university so that they might learn. They are allowed to remain there and continue their education in so far as they perform at a reasonable level. Money for service is not the way this system flows. The college hires the professors and pays them. Students have never paid me a red cent. That would be bribery.
Jason is thinking about his paper route and confusing that business model with the one employed in higher education.
July 10th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
Nice hair cut
July 11th, 2008 at 9:57 am
Silly Ramon, while colleges receive private and federal funding, the majority of their revenue is from student tuition. Therefore just about every red cent comes from the students sitting in your classroom. True the your wage dispersal is indirect, and the students don’t literally hand you your paycheck, so I could see where this maybe a little confusing for you. A college is place of business first and foremost. Unfortunately many students and even their faculty are deceived by the lions, trapeze artists, and the rest of the magic show the universities put on. Colleges are a business providing a service. No customers, no business. No students, no college. You cant argue with that and sound intelligent.
And ACR, a student should earn his grade. In fact I’m am completely against tests in any format other than demonstration, and essay. My argument hinges on the fact that many recent professors i have had seem more concerned about making students jump through hula hoops; more concerned about disciplining, and exercising their fabricated authority than actually teaching any sort of subject matter. All I’m asking is too teach. As a working professional returning to the college system, shelling out two grand a class, its the least to ask for.
July 11th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Jason, with all due respect, get an edjumacation and learn how to write properly before you post again. This essay fails. Grammar, punctuation, usage, sentence structure and spelling ain’t just a hula hoop (whatever the heck that means). You even agree that this kind of testing is valid. You really need to go back to high school and get some of this stuff taken care of, and begin to read the Wall Street Journal or the NYT every day to pick up some well written English by osmosis.
I will agree with you that many private institutions are not worth the money they ask for in tuition, room and board. Undergraduate tuition will go to subsidize senior faculty leave at a large research university. Go to a state school, if you want a high quality education for much less tuition. And look for one that doesn’t have a bloated sports program, if you don’t want the dog-and-pony show.
It’s just Ramón being silly again ;-P (silly, tenured, but not confused at a state school).
July 11th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Why is she wearing two different earrings?!
July 11th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
Some of these posts are hysterical. I’m a tenured professor (won’t say where or of what, ’cause anonymity is nice for all kinds of reasons). Most of you have NO idea what’s really going on in academia, do you? Here’s the truth: most profs do, in fact, love students who pay attention and do what’s asked of them; on the flip side, most profs really loathe whiny brats who probably shouldn’t be in university to begin with. Do you think that because you’re paying a PITTANCE to attend a big state school, you should be able to buy your grade? Do you really think that JUST because you show up from time to time, that’s evidence of effort? Riotous. Like most faculty, I’ve had my share of great students and lousy ones…I feel really badly for those students who actually want a quality education, but most of the other losers….and you know who you are…can’t be bothered to A) show up, B) crack a book (sometimes I even wonder about general literacy at many post-secondary institutions, C) prepare adequately for exams, and D) turn in work on time. Oh, and by the way, ******* turn off the effing iPod or cell-phone….texting under the table is 100% obvious! I’m with you, Ramon, Jason is clearly upset because he feels he can’t buy his degree…never mind, Jason — I’m sure you’ll have your meaningless piece of paper framed in no time.
Dee
July 23rd, 2008 at 11:09 am
So glad I don’t teach anymore, a conscious choice. Students like Jason come to mind. Also, the Internet, cell phones, iPods, and the revenge/vendetta Internet site “RateMyProfs/Teachers.” All of the above making academe a horrible experience. Freed from teaching, Yahoo!
Oh, make Jason teach a class! That’ll learn him!
July 23rd, 2008 at 12:09 pm
Freed, C-students like Jason usually just sit quietly in class and grumble to their peers. They’re universally looked down upon by all but their hardest-drinking classmates. Once in a while, they get to do a “teacher evaluation” or post anonymously to a site like this. That makes them feel good. Soon enough, Jason will be using his charm to woo unsuspecting elderly clients to purchase worthless bonds, life insurance policies, or time shares. Just beware of him in your relaxed retirement. –V–
August 13th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
I am a lesbian and let me tell you I would love to date you. You are so adorable