Got this from a post on the funniest facebook fails,but something very much like it has happened with one of my students.
Then he asks me to tell him what’s in the textbook
found this gem at memebase
course policies
I’ve had a policy against high fives – which I reconsidered my first year here. That turned out to be a mistake once. Won’t go into it here – but ask me in class and we might role play it…
On word count and length requirements
I’ve never understood when students turn in work that doesn’t meet the word count or length requirements, especially on the papers after the first turned in for grade. If you’ve played a sport – or studied a martial art –…
Technology expectations in the classroom
Had a couple students balk at using the Learning Management System – and even computers in general – in an English class. Teaching writing has always been about teaching technology, and inventions from the printing press to the typewriter and…
corporal punishment
Photo courtesy of The Laughing Squid. I see Kansas represents in the negative reinforcement (and Missouri – click to enlarge image – we are next to Kentucky). So let me get this clear, it’s legal to hit students in Kansas?…
What not to say to your prof
These were collected by a colleague of mine, David Davis. They do have a way of getting under a composition instructor’s skin – tho I said at least 1 of ’em as an undergrad. 10 things to avoid saying to…