tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post3478250478549237199..comments2023-10-15T05:01:43.528-07:00Comments on Bamboo Killers: Teenagers everywhere are pissed at meEmily Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02163221455899041141noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-81156833602500585312009-08-27T00:17:20.246-07:002009-08-27T00:17:20.246-07:00'At least half the class didn't cite a sin...'At least half the class didn't cite a single source. One girl copied and pasted and didn't proofread, so her paper ended with the line "Now he joins us in the studio today."'<br /><br />-I see that all the time. are seniors not the laziest beings on Earth?<br /><br />'You can tell when people copy/paste most of the time because the stuff they copy is so much better written than the stuff they write on their own. Most of my students have a lot of trouble with sentence structure and grammar so when they copy it jumps right out at you, especially when they use textbook vocabulary. And since most of the kids didn't cite sources, I assumed if one thing was copied, it all was.'<br /><br />How much work should I do if they didn't do any work at all???Jeff Pulicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557790577435036365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-72658209001352640292009-08-26T11:44:18.795-07:002009-08-26T11:44:18.795-07:00Umm...Christian...I think I know everything about ...Umm...Christian...I think I know everything about you there is to know. <br /><br />Maybe next time you'll respond to what I said, not what you wanted me to have saidI am Jack's complete lack of originalityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11559583897297591786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-28364510835785928752009-08-26T09:00:26.827-07:002009-08-26T09:00:26.827-07:00Umm, Jack. Stay off the crack. Sure corporate Amer...Umm, Jack. Stay off the crack. Sure corporate America will take you to the limit but they pay better than McDonald's.<br /><br />It's better to be prepared for the worst. Though how business formal is a bad thing is beyond me. I love my ties and jackets.<br /><br />Hell, even if you interview for McDonald's they expect you to be somewhat presentable.Christian H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16847810167041864292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-27607719893610872452009-08-25T22:58:27.956-07:002009-08-25T22:58:27.956-07:00A dress code that allows for individuality is fine...A dress code that allows for individuality is fine.<br /><br />But the hot girls should be allowed to wear whatever they want. I guess the hot guys should get the same leniency.I am Jack's complete lack of originalityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11559583897297591786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-56811673329706378622009-08-25T22:11:42.372-07:002009-08-25T22:11:42.372-07:00Well hell, if we're gonna go that route, let&#...Well hell, if we're gonna go that route, let's allow thong bikinis.<br /><br />You have to have a dress code of some kind.Emily Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02163221455899041141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-64070853388310095862009-08-25T22:08:06.886-07:002009-08-25T22:08:06.886-07:00No uniforms. No dressing up. Let's let these l...No uniforms. No dressing up. Let's let these little fucks be individuals before the work force attempts to make robots of them.I am Jack's complete lack of originalityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11559583897297591786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-49496562894420057782009-08-25T16:43:48.720-07:002009-08-25T16:43:48.720-07:00Yeah, that's what I mean. Not a uniform but NI...Yeah, that's what I mean. Not a uniform but NICE CLOTHES. Especially now that so many jobs require disciplined study (IT, Computers). It's better to prepare them early.<br /><br />Business casual is good but business formal is better.<br /><br />That means NO jeans or T-Shirts. No over-sized anything. If you let people run rampant they will be rampant.Christian H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16847810167041864292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-79346456730144669312009-08-25T08:34:03.985-07:002009-08-25T08:34:03.985-07:00Eh. We have uniforms. I'm divided on them. Our...Eh. We have uniforms. I'm divided on them. Our school is not diverse at all so it makes every kid harder to identify and it makes the school look even more like a prison than it already does. On the other hand, it does prevent some clothing related problems. I wouldn't say it has an effect on discipline one way or the other.<br /><br />Now if the kids had to dress up, that I'd be in favor of.Emily Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02163221455899041141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-9779144037568160192009-08-25T08:17:27.977-07:002009-08-25T08:17:27.977-07:00I believe it. I live in Brooklyn and I shudder to ...I believe it. I live in Brooklyn and I shudder to think what high school is like - even with good teachers.<br /><br />That's one of the reasons I'm in favor of a national school dress code. Students will take themselves more seriously if they have to have some discipline in their lives.<br /><br />Or maybe they'll all just get pissed.Christian H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16847810167041864292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-20806388582147553092009-08-24T18:47:08.129-07:002009-08-24T18:47:08.129-07:00Much better to have pissed students that are accou...Much better to have pissed students that are accountable for their work than happy students who don't know how to think for themselves. Hang in there--this might be the most important lesson they get.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-22534749907048005572009-08-24T17:18:02.414-07:002009-08-24T17:18:02.414-07:00Oh believe me, Christian, there's plenty of co...Oh believe me, Christian, there's plenty of complaining. But they came to us this way and now we have to make up for it.<br /><br />Believe it or not, it's better than it was. Four years ago they were barely literate.Emily Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02163221455899041141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-16054656918100914272009-08-24T17:03:34.210-07:002009-08-24T17:03:34.210-07:00Or you could complain to the teachers who sent the...Or you could complain to the teachers who sent them to senior year without those basic skills. Or maybe that would be the government or the parents.<br /><br />Shit, no wonder I won't teach.Christian H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16847810167041864292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-78433697807476615962009-08-24T12:41:56.369-07:002009-08-24T12:41:56.369-07:00Oh yeah I apologized to her already. We worked it ...Oh yeah I apologized to her already. We worked it out. She's going to rewrite it with citations.<br /><br />It just let me know that I need to be clearer with my instructions and nicer with my comments.Emily Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02163221455899041141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-63275664707882387252009-08-24T12:26:59.618-07:002009-08-24T12:26:59.618-07:00Man, I know what you're going through! Apologi...Man, I know what you're going through! Apologize to Erin and I'm sure she'll be okay. In fact, this could be a huge moment for her. Not the fact that her teacher apologized to her, but the fact that her teacher cares...and there's more to education than grades.Noah Evslinhttp://supermarkethappiness.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-6551149631595926742009-08-24T11:35:17.629-07:002009-08-24T11:35:17.629-07:00you shouldn't apologize for doing what you had...you shouldn't apologize for doing what you had to do. I think you did the right thing by giving them failing grades for not properly citing their papers. You're a TEACHER, it's your job to TEACH them.<br /><br />It's unbelievable, but some students actually get accepted into college and they still have NO idea how to do a research paper or cite sources. It's pathetic.<br /><br />and word verification: "mation." NO, THAT'S NATION, YOU GOOGLE BASTARDS!!!!Sabina E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14679639206346030919noreply@blogger.com