Wow! That gives me hope, lol.. Rather than fail Biology, I dropped the class. I did continue with the lab and made an A, but now have to retake the biology lecture. Wish I could come down there and take it with you. That would be interesting. At least I can spell and when you talk about your students, that wouldn't be what you say about me, lol....
Oh hell, now you've gotten me started :)hecksheriMay 30 2006, 22:15:47 UTC
You have one up on me at least. I am a terrible speller. I do tend to write in complete sentences and I at least have the good sense to proofread and spellcheck papers before I turn them in to have them graded. I understand that students make mistakes, get caught in deadlines, get stuck in the trials of life, etc. Hell, I have been through almost every bad thing that can happen to a student with a paper due. When I talk about students, a) I never mention names and b) I am doing so because it is so bad out there that you cannot reasonably expect literacy from a graduate of a "good" four year college and that is a problem that needs to be talked about long and loud by a lot more people than are talking about it. They don't just pass people through chemistry unless they can do chemistry, so why should it be any different for english. The system is completely broken. I don't know how the students are making it through their english classes without gaining more skill than they demonstrate in their subsequent science classes. I am
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2: I hate horror movies, never watch them.
3: I love rideing a bicycle in the full moon, naked.
4: When I was younger I loved long hair on women, but now that I'm married to a woman with long hair, I find short hair to be sexy as all hell. Go figure, never happy with the status quo.
5: I used to skydive, but was afraid of heights. Didn't get scared till I was about a hundred feet above the ground.
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2: I hate horror movies, never watch them.
3: I love rideing a bicycle in the full moon, naked.
4: When I was younger I loved long hair on women, but now that I'm married to a woman with long hair, I find short hair to be sexy as all hell. Go figure, never happy with the status quo.
5: I used to skydive, but was afraid of heights. Didn't get scared till I was about a hundred feet above the ground.
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