Things I can't say but really want to
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cornerofmadness1. Why are you asking me for extra credit when you didn't do the REAL credit?
2. Why are you emailing me after the final and asking me what you can do to save your grade?
3. No, you can't have extra extra credit (okay I DO say this one all the time but no one listens)
4. How do you NOT KNOW what chapters are on the test?
5. Why do you think THOSE chapters are on the test? When the hell did we ever touch that chapter?
6. Why do you think you can ask for a pity D (that's 60% btw) when you have a 30% in class
7. Why do you think I'll give you extra anything when you haven't even shown up for exams
8. No I don't care that you're a senior and you won't graduate if you fail. The time to worry about that was weeks ago when I COULD have helped you.
9. How the fuck do you think leg muscles are LUNGS?
At any rate two are done and one to go. Some people are not going to have happy holidays.
At least I busted out a replacement![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
fandomtrees story that I really like as well.
I have forgotten that I got an advent calendar from Simpson and Vail tea and haven't done my yearly tea tasting so buckle up, here comes 8 days at once
1. glacier national park - Black teas, organic juniper berries, birch bark, huckleberry flavor, uva ursi leaf (bearberry), and white cornflowers petals. One of my favorites (I get this one all the time)
2. Cinnamon Chocolate Brownie - Organic Chinese black tea, organic cacao nibs, organic cinnamon pieces and natural chocolate flavoring. - Not as a cinnamon as I would have liked
3. Snowberry Frost - Black teas, organic cacao nibs, cranberries (cranberries, sugar, sunflower oil), cranberry cream flavoring, and white cornflower petals. = I'm not a fan of cranberries but this one is good
4. Herbal Chai Masala- Organic cinnamon pieces, cardamom seeds, organic black peppercorns, organic whole cloves, orange peel, organic ginger pieces, organic anise seed and Indian sarsaparilla. - THANK YOU for no rooibos in this or chamomile
5. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Black Tea Blend - Black teas, lapsang souchong tea, hibiscus flowers, wild cherry flavor, orange blossoms, and bourbon whiskey flavor. - This is one of my go tos and I love it
6. Candy Cane Organic Rooibos Herbal Tisane - Organic green Rooibos, natural candy cane flavor and organic stevia. - As much as I don't like red rooibos I do like green and the peppermint is really nice in this and the stevia doesn't give me a headache like it often does nor tastes bitter
7. Victorian Earl Grey Tea - Rose Congou black tea, lavender petals, rose petals, rosemary and natural bergamot oil. - Another of my favorites from them. I'm not sure what really makes it Victorian, probably the flowers. Rosemary is a strong flavor but here it works
8. Rooibos Pear Herbal Tisane - Rooibos, pear flavor, alfalfa leaf and marigold petals.- Literally the worst of the bunch. Of course I don't like red rooibos and that's all you can taste. Some one should know pear is too delicate to stand up to rooibos
And for Music Monday the prompt today is A Song by someone Who has Passed away. I have two
The sound of my college days
And since I'll be heading back to his hometown soon
2. Why are you emailing me after the final and asking me what you can do to save your grade?
3. No, you can't have extra extra credit (okay I DO say this one all the time but no one listens)
4. How do you NOT KNOW what chapters are on the test?
5. Why do you think THOSE chapters are on the test? When the hell did we ever touch that chapter?
6. Why do you think you can ask for a pity D (that's 60% btw) when you have a 30% in class
7. Why do you think I'll give you extra anything when you haven't even shown up for exams
8. No I don't care that you're a senior and you won't graduate if you fail. The time to worry about that was weeks ago when I COULD have helped you.
9. How the fuck do you think leg muscles are LUNGS?
At any rate two are done and one to go. Some people are not going to have happy holidays.
At least I busted out a replacement
fandomtrees story that I really like as well.I have forgotten that I got an advent calendar from Simpson and Vail tea and haven't done my yearly tea tasting so buckle up, here comes 8 days at once
1. glacier national park - Black teas, organic juniper berries, birch bark, huckleberry flavor, uva ursi leaf (bearberry), and white cornflowers petals. One of my favorites (I get this one all the time)
2. Cinnamon Chocolate Brownie - Organic Chinese black tea, organic cacao nibs, organic cinnamon pieces and natural chocolate flavoring. - Not as a cinnamon as I would have liked
3. Snowberry Frost - Black teas, organic cacao nibs, cranberries (cranberries, sugar, sunflower oil), cranberry cream flavoring, and white cornflower petals. = I'm not a fan of cranberries but this one is good
4. Herbal Chai Masala- Organic cinnamon pieces, cardamom seeds, organic black peppercorns, organic whole cloves, orange peel, organic ginger pieces, organic anise seed and Indian sarsaparilla. - THANK YOU for no rooibos in this or chamomile
5. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Black Tea Blend - Black teas, lapsang souchong tea, hibiscus flowers, wild cherry flavor, orange blossoms, and bourbon whiskey flavor. - This is one of my go tos and I love it
6. Candy Cane Organic Rooibos Herbal Tisane - Organic green Rooibos, natural candy cane flavor and organic stevia. - As much as I don't like red rooibos I do like green and the peppermint is really nice in this and the stevia doesn't give me a headache like it often does nor tastes bitter
7. Victorian Earl Grey Tea - Rose Congou black tea, lavender petals, rose petals, rosemary and natural bergamot oil. - Another of my favorites from them. I'm not sure what really makes it Victorian, probably the flowers. Rosemary is a strong flavor but here it works
8. Rooibos Pear Herbal Tisane - Rooibos, pear flavor, alfalfa leaf and marigold petals.- Literally the worst of the bunch. Of course I don't like red rooibos and that's all you can taste. Some one should know pear is too delicate to stand up to rooibos
And for Music Monday the prompt today is A Song by someone Who has Passed away. I have two
The sound of my college days
And since I'll be heading back to his hometown soon
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Date: 2025-12-09 05:27 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2025-12-09 09:25 am (UTC)Honestly, your students! As I also worked in education, I remember the blame for their own mistakes that students would put on the teachers! And so would some parents. 'that teacher failed me' etc. when it was their own laziness that caused the failure. I remember a teacher I worked with 20 years ago said every year her students had to be more and more spoonfed with information. And that was then. God knows what it's like now.
My friend taught in the UAE and that area, she said the students were keen to learn, honoured if they saw her in the street, and competed to be top of the class. A whole different attitude to education.
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Date: 2025-12-09 12:23 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2025-12-09 09:14 pm (UTC)I ended up on academic probation, but it wasn't all bad because my advisor became my best friend at the time and helped me get into the special education section because of my epilepsy and Asperger's diagnosis. I really loved it there because you could tell they really, really cared and I definitely needed that at the time.
When I got an upper respiratory infection, they bent over backwards to accommodate me and my RA even let me use her ventilator and pillows to prop me up while I slept for days.
They let me do an entirely separate project for one of my classes and I wrote a paper on surrealism. I was able to get a separate project for my art class, as well, and it brought my grade up to a B. I really miss my university.
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Date: 2025-12-09 09:48 pm (UTC)Refugee - Tom Petty*
Aaaah I feel kind of sad...!
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Date: 2025-12-10 03:56 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2025-12-10 05:20 am (UTC)A lot of what we're seeing is being drawn back to the neural changes caused in developing minds by laptops as it erodes thinking ability and increases anxiety. This isn't going to end well for education and humans in general (I am curious to see what changes will be made if Australia's ban on social media for the young stands)
yes that is a completely different attitude toward education
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Date: 2025-12-10 09:07 am (UTC)I agree, it's not going to end well at all.
Yes, I've seen that in African and Asian countries, kids are MUCH more interested in education and want to do well. And probably other areas of the world that aren't the West.
Many years ago I worked in London schools. It was VERY noticeable that most of the Black and Asian students were keen to do well, their families were very involved and pushed them hard. The white students...not so much. But luckily they were inspired and pulled along by the Black and Asian students, so everyone did well.
A good argument for diversity eh.