Comments for The Pissed Off Professor http://www.thepissedoffprofessor.com One Teacher's Mounting Frustration over Educational Disinterest Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:17:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 Comment on Critical Thinking Gone Awry by mothtraisnotapokemon http://www.thepissedoffprofessor.com/2007/07/29/critical-thinking-gone-awry/#comment-1991 mothtraisnotapokemon Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:19:27 +0000 http://www.thepissedoffprofessor.com/2007/07/29/critical-thinking-gone-awry/#comment-1991 I heard teachers argue over students bringing paper and pencil to class. Some say it's the teachers responsibility to provide the resources, but at a set budget and dealing with college students who should be above elementary standards they are responsible for their work and materials. As my English teacher used to say "You can remember your cell phones don't BS me about forgetting your pencils, get out and come back when you ready to learn." I will always remember him, and carry a pencil. I heard teachers argue over students bringing paper and pencil to class. Some say it’s the teachers responsibility to provide the resources, but at a set budget and dealing with college students who should be above elementary standards they are responsible for their work and materials. As my English teacher used to say “You can remember your cell phones don’t BS me about forgetting your pencils, get out and come back when you ready to learn.”

I will always remember him, and carry a pencil.

]]> Comment on Cuff the Bastards Then Kick Them Out of School by mothtraisnotapokemon http://www.thepissedoffprofessor.com/2007/04/25/cuff-the-bastards-then-kick-them-out-of-school/#comment-1990 mothtraisnotapokemon Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:37:38 +0000 http://www.thepissedoffprofessor.com/2007/04/25/cuff-the-bastards-then-kick-them-out-of-school/#comment-1990 There was a student that continuously threatened harm to himself, the students and teachers, one day with the sub he had put his head through the glass window. He wasn't punished the sub was, apparently having numerous of write ups and referrals, didn't mean anything. There was a student that continuously threatened harm to himself, the students and teachers, one day with the sub he had put his head through the glass window. He wasn’t punished the sub was, apparently having numerous of write ups and referrals, didn’t mean anything.

]]> Comment on Students Write the Darndest Things by mothtraisnotapokemon http://www.thepissedoffprofessor.com/2007/03/17/students-write-the-darndest-things/#comment-1989 mothtraisnotapokemon Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:25:11 +0000 http://www.thepissedoffprofessor.com/2007/03/17/students-write-the-darndest-things/#comment-1989 It's hard to believe that those came from C-College students. It’s hard to believe that those came from C-College students.

]]> Comment on 03. HOME ECONOMICS by Jane http://www.thepissedoffprofessor.com/03-home-economics/#comment-1737 Jane Fri, 23 May 2008 19:53:03 +0000 http://www.thepissedoffprofessor.com/?page_id=4#comment-1737 Shawn, For each job the opportunity cost = $base salary + $health benefits + soft benefits like job stability, long vacations, flexible hours, etc. Although the school does not pay for your health insurance, you probably do get a lower rate compared to what you would pay if you did not go through the school. Additionally, although you are on a semester-to-semester contract you do have more job stability than a corporate employee who could (and in the current economic environment probably will) get fired at a moments notice. Finally, you are obviously getting something out of teaching that you can't get in another profession (personal satisfaction? the pleasure of hearing yourself speak? being in an academic environment? free coffee?) otherwise you would quit and change fields. My point is that though you probably work very hard you are getting paid fair market value for the job that you do. Shawn,
For each job the opportunity cost = $base salary + $health benefits + soft benefits like job stability, long vacations, flexible hours, etc. Although the school does not pay for your health insurance, you probably do get a lower rate compared to what you would pay if you did not go through the school. Additionally, although you are on a semester-to-semester contract you do have more job stability than a corporate employee who could (and in the current economic environment probably will) get fired at a moments notice. Finally, you are obviously getting something out of teaching that you can’t get in another profession (personal satisfaction? the pleasure of hearing yourself speak? being in an academic environment? free coffee?) otherwise you would quit and change fields. My point is that though you probably work very hard you are getting paid fair market value for the job that you do.

]]> Comment on It’s Alive by Jane http://www.thepissedoffprofessor.com/2008/04/17/it%e2%80%99s-alive/#comment-1736 Jane Fri, 23 May 2008 17:41:47 +0000 http://www.thepissedoffprofessor.com/?p=117#comment-1736 Still waiting to hear about the incident that prompted your comeback... Still waiting to hear about the incident that prompted your comeback…

]]> Comment on It’s Alive by Amber http://www.thepissedoffprofessor.com/2008/04/17/it%e2%80%99s-alive/#comment-1676 Amber Fri, 09 May 2008 20:32:38 +0000 http://www.thepissedoffprofessor.com/?p=117#comment-1676 Never underestimate the power of human stupidity. The more people I meet the more I like my cat. Never underestimate the power of human stupidity. The more people I meet the more I like my cat.

]]> Comment on 03. HOME ECONOMICS by Julie http://www.thepissedoffprofessor.com/03-home-economics/#comment-1590 Julie Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:34:36 +0000 http://www.thepissedoffprofessor.com/?page_id=4#comment-1590 Hey Shawn -- I am a community college English instructor, and I love reading your blog. Hope you will be returning soon. Hey Shawn — I am a community college English instructor, and I love reading your blog. Hope you will be returning soon.

]]> Comment on 03. HOME ECONOMICS by Shawn Hansen http://www.thepissedoffprofessor.com/03-home-economics/#comment-1338 Shawn Hansen Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:19:07 +0000 http://www.thepissedoffprofessor.com/?page_id=4#comment-1338 Marcy, I hope the information you found helps you with your paper, and I thank you for your appreciation and acknowledgment of the profession. Regarding my unhappiness: who would be happy in a "helping" job when the majority of those they are assigned to "help" don't want it? Really, it's not teaching that creates my dissatisfaction: it's students who abuse the opportunity to learn who cause it. If I had rooms filled with students who wanted to learn, who showed up ready to dig in and get things done, and who were passionate about what they did, the money wouldn't matter: the time would be well-spent and the effort I put in fulfilling. Marcy,

I hope the information you found helps you with your paper, and I thank you for your appreciation and acknowledgment of the profession.

Regarding my unhappiness: who would be happy in a “helping” job when the majority of those they are assigned to “help” don’t want it?

Really, it’s not teaching that creates my dissatisfaction: it’s students who abuse the opportunity to learn who cause it.

If I had rooms filled with students who wanted to learn, who showed up ready to dig in and get things done, and who were passionate about what they did, the money wouldn’t matter: the time would be well-spent and the effort I put in fulfilling.

]]> Comment on 03. HOME ECONOMICS by Marcy http://www.thepissedoffprofessor.com/03-home-economics/#comment-1337 Marcy Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:22:45 +0000 http://www.thepissedoffprofessor.com/?page_id=4#comment-1337 I found your site while researching for a paper I am doing on "Why textbooks cost so much". I have read articles from many sides and determined that this issue is very complex. I found your article interesting and so I decided to look at some of the other pages of your site. I am sorry that you don't make more money. I appreciate it that people dedicate themselves to teaching. You sound very unhappy with the career you have chosen. I hope that time and opportunity afford you the chance to find one that will give you a greater sense of fulfillment. I found your site while researching for a paper I am doing on “Why textbooks cost so much”. I have read articles from many sides and determined that this issue is very complex. I found your article interesting and so I decided to look at some of the other pages of your site. I am sorry that you don’t make more money. I appreciate it that people dedicate themselves to teaching. You sound very unhappy with the career you have chosen. I hope that time and opportunity afford you the chance to find one that will give you a greater sense of fulfillment.

]]> Comment on I Am Such a Bitch by josh http://www.thepissedoffprofessor.com/2007/07/08/i-am-such-a-bitch/#comment-1207 josh Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:35:12 +0000 http://www.thepissedoffprofessor.com/2007/07/08/i-am-such-a-bitch/#comment-1207 shawn can i come back? shawn can i come back?

]]>