Random Rants 76: Argh! Augh! Ahhh!

[Takhisis]

Don't fret about it. The best answer to Dutch humour is ‘je moeder’.

 

[Synobun]

Don't fret about it. The best answer to Dutch humour is ‘je moeder’.

All I do is show you love.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

oh...

 

[The_J]

It's in a certain way convenient that nothing is going on for me on Tinder.
Because I need to wait until next week for a doctor's appointment, to get a skin rash checked out, to see if or if not it's a fungal infection.
Great .

 

[MaryKB]

I've had it with my meetings today, I haven't been able to get any work done.

<grumble>

 

[Synobun]

They raised the cost of classes this year, adding about $1000 to tuition. Kinda throws a wrench into my plans.

 

[rah]

My first semester in the engineering college at the University of Illinois tuition totaled $350 dollars
But then I'm an old man.

 

[Zkribbler]

My first semester in the engineering college at the University of Illinois tuition totaled $350 dollars
But then I'm an old man.

My four years at UCLA cost me $0. Then Reagan got elected governor.

 

[Dachs]

That reminds me of having to tell parents, some years ago ‘hey, I'm sorry, but your child's been cheating on his exams’. Damn it, that was awkward.

Oh yeah. Plagiarism and cheating meetings are the absolute pits.

Let me guess: They respond by yelling at you and calling you names, because little Timmy would never do such a thing?

In my experience, about three out of five parents will bluster and attempt to defend their kid from a cheating accusation. This rarely works, but it increases the stress on the teacher.

Or they try and get you fired by going to the principle or other administrators.

They try, kind of. Here, administrators and counselors are always briefed on plagiarism accusations when they are made by the teacher, before the student is informed. Admin and counseling also always sit in on the meetings with students and parents. Ideally, we form a united front.

There are definitely administrators who will take the parent's/student's side over the teacher's in a cheating or plagiarism situation. They do exist. I feel relatively fortunate that, while admin at my school often takes the parent's side for...frankly bizarre reasons, they rarely do that for plagiarism. I have, in fact, just recently dealt with a fairly straightforward plagiarism case in which admin had the teacher's back from the very beginning and the parents didn't attempt to yell through it.

A couple of my classes are starting research papers soon and, as always, I reviewed the plagiarism procedures and punishments with them beforehand as part of the "this is how you use and cite sources properly" talk. It's probably easiest with seniors because you can put the fear of God into them by mentioning the draconian punishments for undergraduate or graduate plagiarism. You can lose your scholarship, get kicked out, or even get a degree retroactively revoked.

 

[Cutlass]

Oh yeah. Plagiarism and cheating meetings are the absolute pits.

In my experience, about three out of five parents will bluster and attempt to defend their kid from a cheating accusation. This rarely works, but it increases the stress on the teacher.

They try, kind of. Here, administrators and counselors are always briefed on plagiarism accusations when they are made by the teacher, before the student is informed. Admin and counseling also always sit in on the meetings with students and parents. Ideally, we form a united front.

There are definitely administrators who will take the parent's/student's side over the teacher's in a cheating or plagiarism situation. They do exist. I feel relatively fortunate that, while admin at my school often takes the parent's side for...frankly bizarre reasons, they rarely do that for plagiarism. I have, in fact, just recently dealt with a fairly straightforward plagiarism case in which admin had the teacher's back from the very beginning and the parents didn't attempt to yell through it.

A couple of my classes are starting research papers soon and, as always, I reviewed the plagiarism procedures and punishments with them beforehand as part of the "this is how you use and cite sources properly" talk. It's probably easiest with seniors because you can put the fear of God into them by mentioning the draconian punishments for undergraduate or graduate plagiarism. You can lose your scholarship, get kicked out, or even get a degree retroactively revoked.

Funny. It would never have occurred to my mother to stand up for me if I was accused of something in school.

 

[MagisterCultuum]

Mom's blood sugar is down to 27. Dad thinks he might have mistakenly given her insulin after I already did with lunch today, but is not sure. Regardless, this is the fourth day in a row that she went low before dinner (having a 56, 72, and 50 the past 3 days). Last night I sent her diabetic specialist a message suggesting reducing the lunch insulin dosage. (Her breakfast and lunch doses have been good recently, but lows before dinner have made her bedtime numbers bounce back to high.) We have not heard back yet. Today we decided to give 7 units instead of the 8 the formula called for. Mom is still conscious and able to walk and talk about how she is not feeling well. I made her drink a mug full of fruit juice and eat some peanut butter sandwich crackers. I wrote another message to her doctor, but am not sure if there is anything else we ought to do now.

Edit: I think she is ok now. Dad actually misspoke when he said she was down to 37. Her blood sugar was only 37 at 4:40 pm, and rose up to 113 at 5:20 pm. She continues to complain about how she feels bad, is very tired, and cannot think at all. She is playing Go Fish with my dad without too much trouble now though.

 

[Takhisis]

All I do is show you love.

Oh, that's right, you hate your mom. I'd better not wish it on you, but rather on my enemies.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

My mother nearly drifts the car into a ditch because she wasn't paying attention to the road, then stops suddenly enough that I pretty much slam into one side of the car. The first words out of her mouth were not something like "are you okay?" but rather "IT'S NOT MY FAULT!" I don't think I need to say more.

My neck hurts.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

My mother nearly drifts the car into a ditch because she wasn't paying attention to the road, then stops suddenly enough that I pretty much slam into one side of the car. The first words out of her mouth were not something like "are you okay?" but rather "IT'S NOT MY FAULT!" I don't think I need to say more.

My neck hurts.

Aimee, is there a transit service for the disabled in your city? Your mother sounds like she shouldn't be driving, period, never mind driving you anywhere.

 

[Takhisis]

Funny. It would never have occurred to my mother to stand up for me if I was accused of something in school.

Is she like Mr. Bush in ‘Two Bad Neighbours’?

 

[Cutlass]

Is she like Mr. Bush in ‘Two Bad Neighbours’?

Never heard of that.

 

[rah]

Growing up in a Catholic school with 90% nuns as teachers meant the parents VERY rarely disputed any claim from them about their children.
Normally you'd do something wrong and the nuns would beat you and then your parents would punish you for making them beat you

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Aimee, is there a transit service for the disabled in your city? Your mother sounds like she shouldn't be driving, period, never mind driving you anywhere.

I'm not aware of any.

 

[Cutlass]

I'm not aware of any.

https://www.accesstotravel.gc.ca/19.aspx?CarrierCd=952&CityCd=763&lang=en

 

[Takhisis]

Never heard of that.

It's an episode from… maybe 1992? of the Simpsons that was triggered by President Bush complaining that he wanted the USA to be more like The Waltons and less like The Simpsons. I think it's on YouTube, but it might be blocked by area.