Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[krayzie]

Originally Posted by Spuds

WTF is a reading week?

Reading week is a week where students get a break from school so they don't get stressed out and kill themselves.

But in reality it's really used for catching up with assignments and study.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Hug the ones you love tonight.

Will do.

[cjd]

Originally Posted by Cole

In my opinion, fuck every single one of those teachers. Replace all of them, there are always tons of people who have done poorly in their fields who want to teach.

eh. no. and no.

Imagine doing your job for 1/4 the salary and having to pay for the gas, the truck, the tires, the travel, and never banking any of those extra hours...

[MrFisty]

Originally Posted by Cole

Doesn't make sense to have a study period in the middle of a semester. Its changed since I've been in college, where I only got a week off in the winter, and the justification that was tossed around was SAD.

Are they striking for job security, or for more pay? From what I see, a big issue is pay, and the second issue is "academic freedom". Personally, I don't care about the college teachers and their desire for more pay, they are fucking over tens of thousands of students (not to mention trade workers who are having their apprenticeship progress stonewalled) who are paying to attend college. In my opinion, fuck every single one of those teachers. Replace all of them, there are always tons of people who have done poorly in their fields who want to teach.

Is she in Canada?
Canadian professors get paid shit.

[MrFisty]

Originally Posted by cjd

eh. no. and no.

Imagine doing your job for 1/4 the salary and having to pay for the gas, the truck, the tires, the travel, and never banking any of those extra hours...

+1.

And not even the majority of teachers are really people who did poorly in their field. a lot of them just choose to work and research academically. It's really a macro take on a given field of study where we work on the generation of new knowledge.

Originally Posted by krayzie

Reading week is a week where students get a break from school so they don't get stressed out and kill themselves.

But in reality it's really used for catching up with assignments and study.

It made me furious how many professors assigned us shit over Thanksgiving break.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Andrew025

Just some nerd...

humfrz

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Thanks guys. Here is the last time I talk about my dad. My 2 brothers and my mom decided to stop his treatment. my mom needed to hear her 3 boys agree on the decision.
Doctors say about 3weeks or less till he goes. They promise to give him the drugs he needs to be comfortable. I see him everyday. My dad and I have had the best relationship our whole lives. he was always there for me, even when I didn't deserve it.
He was my best fishing buddy. My dad was like a little kid every time he had a fish on. I'm really going to miss my dad.

Hug the ones you love tonight.

Tough decision.

Take care of your Mom.


humfrz

[Cole]

Originally Posted by cjd

eh. no. and no.

Imagine doing your job for 1/4 the salary and having to pay for the gas, the truck, the tires, the travel, and never banking any of those extra hours...

Why would I have taken the job in the first place then?

[Cole]

Originally Posted by MrFisty

+1.

And not even the majority of teachers are really people who did poorly in their field. a lot of them just choose to work and research academically. It's really a macro take on a given field of study where we work on the generation of new knowledge.

Every single one of my professors in college worked in their field. Some for less than 5 years, some upwards of 20. None (except for my sociology prof) was a lifelong academic. Academics don't tend to gravitate towards teaching at (community) college.

[krayzie]

Originally Posted by p1l0t

scary shit

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[MrFisty]

Originally Posted by Cole

Every single one of my professors in college worked in their field. Some for less than 5 years, some upwards of 20. None (except for my sociology prof) was a lifelong academic. Academics don't tend to gravitate towards teaching at (community) college.

Maybe neither do people who are shitty at their jobs? :/

Also, I'm confused as to why you put community in parenthesis. Academics generally do teach at colleges.

EDIT:

I will say, my one community college experience involved a chem professor who was better than any I'd had at my state school.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Cole

Doesn't make sense to have a study period in the middle of a semester. Its changed since I've been in college, where I only got a week off in the winter, and the justification that was tossed around was SAD.

Are they striking for job security, or for more pay? From what I see, a big issue is pay, and the second issue is "academic freedom". Personally, I don't care about the college teachers and their desire for more pay, they are fucking over tens of thousands of students (not to mention trade workers who are having their apprenticeship progress stonewalled) who are paying to attend college. In my opinion, fuck every single one of those teachers. Replace all of them, there are always tons of people who have done poorly in their fields who want to teach.

The main point is security and the excessive use of part time instructors to avoid paying benefits. Monet and freedom were secondary items.

You continue to make a big deal about students losing out but have not cancelled you trip so that she can use the 5 days to catch up.

I have instructed several courses at the local college and don't think I have done poorly in my field. In fact they won't even use you if you did poorly.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Cole

Why would I have taken the job in the first place then?

Says the biggest complainer about their job that I have ever seen!

Originally Posted by Cole

Every single one of my professors in college worked in their field. Some for less than 5 years, some upwards of 20. None (except for my sociology prof) was a lifelong academic. Academics don't tend to gravitate towards teaching at (community) college.

What exactly did you take? There is a mile of difference between an Instructor (usually somebody with years of experience in a job) and a Professor (somebody that spent all their time as an academic). If you are talking community college Instructors then ya most would have worked in the field.

[echo419]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Says the biggest complainer about their job that I have ever seen!

That's saying a lot because he's meet me