Important notice from the GRAMMAR POLICE. Plz read. This means you.
LMahesa:
I do believe this has been the most entertaining thread I have ever read. Now, before I go LURK MOAR, I'd like to point a vaguely trembling finger in the direction of the registration page.
The last time I checked, Assyria no longer existed as a nation, and therefore has no business having a capital city. Either the wrong answer is correct, or the grammar is wrong.
Rhayden:
Quote from: LMahesa on 2009 June 11, 04:46:37
I do believe this has been the most entertaining thread I have ever read. Now, before I go LURK MOAR, I'd like to point a vaguely trembling finger in the direction of the registration page.
The last time I checked, Assyria no longer existed as a nation, and therefore has no business having a capital city. Either the wrong answer is correct, or the grammar is wrong.
The point, you have missed it.
rohina:
Indeed. Grammar is not enough, you must also understand literary and pop culture references.
professorbutters:
Quote from: teebs on 2009 June 10, 21:53:33
A requirement by an university to "participate in the community" is nothing more than forced indoctrination. A large part of the problem with the distinct downturn in the quality of American education is that more time is spent with socialization than academic and vocational knowledge, from grade school through university. It is the right of the individual to choose their level of community involvement, even if that means as little participation as possible. Then, this comes from a pirate and misanthrope of the "take what you can, give nothing back" variety.
It is the responsibility of the parent to teach their children to play well with others, and the academic institution to impart knowledge.
Jesus God yes, thank you. My institution currently has a big thing about "Service Learning." A year or two ago, I noticed that the Dean had suggested that I might like to look into using Service Learning, and this was duly passed up the chain to the framming Provost, so that it went in my Retention/Tenure/Promotion letter for that year. It turns out that every single professor who still had to go through the tenure and promotion process that year was advised to use Service Learning. Every single one. Luckily, I don't ever have to go through that process again, so I can just ignore any more of their brilliant ideas.
I don't have any problem with it if it's relevant, but I think it's very tone-deaf to the actual needs of our students. I'm teaching Shakespeare: what kind of Service Learning are my students supposed to do with that? Teach younger kids Shakespeare? They don't know it themselves. Most of our students are working; many are studying to be teachers, which often means a lot of teaching practice and internships (REAL Service Learning); and a lot of them have families of their own. They're already having difficulties carving out the time to take classes and study. What if every class they took had a serious Service Learning component? It seems cruel, unnecessary--and stupid. The real reason administrators like it is that it makes the University look good ("see? We are Serving the Needs Of The Community!")
I just want my students to sit down, shut up, and read. I'll be happy to grade their papers, answer questions, even listen to their opinions about the reading. I'm a competent professor, and a completely untrained and uninterested social worker. Why not let me get on with my job? Sheesh.
rohina:
Well, prof buttsecks, Shakespeare is, like, really, really old. Maybe they could knit him an afghan and send him a card saying "thanks for the plays" to his nursing home.
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