One of my Survey of Law students and I had the following conversation yesterday:
Student: I can’t believe how much work you give us to do!
Seeking Solace: It’s no more or less than what you receive in you other major courses
Student: What kind of research project do I have to do?
SS: I usually have you research a Supreme Court case, but I am thinking about changing that.
Student: No, please don’t. That way I can find someone who did the paper and use theirs.
Just for that, I am changing the research project you little snot!
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- Seeking Solace
- I am a college professor who is fumbling through the chaos of academia, rheumatoid arthritis, working on my PhD and just being a 40 something woman. I used to be a lawyer, which made me a snarky little person. I have a wonderful Husband and a German Shepherd named Junior. They help keep me sane.
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9 comments:
Wow! And I thought that my students said stupid things! Did this student ever realize what he had just said?
That one goes in the stupid hall of fame.
I think you should start a new meme "Stupid Student Statements"---how is it possible that a student thinks that is OK??
Hey Cheeky Prof!! Thanks for stoping by and welcome to the waiting room!
Wow! Give her a "special" project as a punishment. Just kidding! :)
*shakes head in disbelief*
I just don't even begin to understand how students could think this is an appropriate thing to say.
I think we academics should start a "What not to say to your instructors" blog. We can post all of these gems and then make it required reading for all of our students.
And this is a LAW student? Someone who's going to try someday to think on his/her feet enough to convince a jury or judge of something?
Oh, yeah, I can see THAT!
I'd be diving to the computer to change the syllabus ASAFP.
One of my students wrote the following on my in-class presentation reflection worksheet, "This is better than a test or paper, because, you know, you can't copy someone else's work and hand it it in. It isn't like I would do something like that, I'm just -- you know -- saying that it could happen."
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