tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280568258451532635.post3559995872235309383..comments2023-10-06T04:03:02.518-04:00Comments on The Doctor Isn't: What I Was Thinking While You Were SpeakingDr. Curmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17311538014480815090noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280568258451532635.post-14318190211737563422008-09-20T18:02:00.000-04:002008-09-20T18:02:00.000-04:00I should get better at things like that; I do try...I should get better at things like that; I do try to make sure to let my chair and other department members know whenever something like that happens (which seems to be much more frequently since I made the leap to Facebook, though it isn't only those students). It just feels a little weird to me, particularly with students who have graduated, as was the case this time.Dr. Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17311538014480815090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280568258451532635.post-47805641864403048742008-09-16T21:08:00.000-04:002008-09-16T21:08:00.000-04:00If I were you I would have said exactly what you w...If I were you I would have said exactly what you were thinking to the former student. With a laugh, of course, but it also lets them know that you appreciate that they told you as well as to get the word out. Ain't nothing wrong with asking students to promote the worth of your classes a bit, I say :)Dr. Crazyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12457967076373916629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280568258451532635.post-76948848473641359942008-09-16T19:40:00.000-04:002008-09-16T19:40:00.000-04:00One of the things I knew I was going to have to do...One of the things I knew I was going to have to do this year was to run interference for our new hire the way it was ran for me when I got here. <BR/><BR/>They were a bit more understanding with me, initially, because I was still writing the dissertation, but the tendency is there to pass the buck down to the new kid (and to be fair, it isn't just my department: passing the buck to the new guys seems to be a way of life here).Dr. Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17311538014480815090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280568258451532635.post-22269567358387948092008-09-16T13:42:00.000-04:002008-09-16T13:42:00.000-04:00This is hilarious, of course, but especially the f...This is hilarious, of course, but especially the first one. No one should give any "new kid" a "project." Being a new kis IS the project, for the first year anyway, let alone the first semester. Good grief!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03047700345491098393noreply@blogger.com