I'm a professor at a 4-year college/university... ask me anything!

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SO, as a male professor in your mid-30's without children what inspired your posting onto DCUM in the Tweens and Teens page?

My second question - are A's really A's in college these days, it seems like grade inflation that every has such high GPSA's

[Anonymous]

What should HS students do now to prepare themselves to succeed in your course?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:SO, as a male professor in your mid-30's without children what inspired your posting onto DCUM in the Tweens and Teens page?

My second question - are A's really A's in college these days, it seems like grade inflation that every has such high GPSA's

So gross!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How often do parents contact you? Why?

This?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:SO, as a male professor in your mid-30's without children what inspired your posting onto DCUM in the Tweens and Teens page?

My second question - are A's really A's in college these days, it seems like grade inflation that every has such high GPSA's

So gross!!!

I am a college coach (female) without children and coming on this board gives me insight into why students and parents act the way they do and the kinds of mindsets that are out there. It's not because I'm a creep.

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Anonymous wrote:What do you teach?

What is the tier ranking more or less of the university in which you teach? (Not as a judgment but to gauge the general performance of the students)

Top 100 (USNEWS) private liberal arts college.

My daughter loves English and wants to go to a liberal arts college. I cringe. Where do students get employment for liberal arts or English degrees.

Getting a job and getting educated are not the same thing. I advise students to major in whatever they enjoy and to make sure to take many classes that give them skills. Want to major in psych? Great, but be sure to take lots of stats classes, some econometrics, computer science, etc. Internships are key to getting employed. I would not advise anyone to go to law school or PhD unless you get into a top program and the costs are reasonable.

You sound more like a college counselor/president than a professor. Everyone knows all of the classes are for colleges to make $$$$. I mean really, I went into a medical field (not a doctor) and had to take Western Civ and shit load of classes that were prerequisites that didn't do anything for me but increase my student loan debt. What a scam.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. The worst thing about the students today is they simply cannot or refuse to put the time into, writing well. It's abysmal. I thought I was judging too harshly so I went back and looked at my own papers in college. Even kids who are here spending 40k a year of their parents money and went to good private high schools turn in papers with multiple incomplete sentences. They are either dumb or lazy, or both.

My opinion: Shit writing is due to combo of 24/7 use of shorthand on iPhone & kids don't read books (no attention span ... due to being on their iPhone 24/7).

That's like excusing people from being obese because of the microwave and the innovation of fast food. There's self control for the mind too.

But when your parents are on their electronics 24/7 and give you a tablet at age 6 and a phone at the age of 10, it is really hard to learn self control.

Just like if your parents served you fast food and processed food your whole life. Kinda hard to go off to college and learn self control by eating salads daily.

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Anonymous wrote:SO, as a male professor in your mid-30's without children what inspired your posting onto DCUM in the Tweens and Teens page?

My second question - are A's really A's in college these days, it seems like grade inflation that every has such high GPSA's

So gross!!!

I am a college coach (female) without children and coming on this board gives me insight into why students and parents act the way they do and the kinds of mindsets that are out there. It's not because I'm a creep.

Example??

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:SO, as a male professor in your mid-30's without children what inspired your posting onto DCUM in the Tweens and Teens page?

My second question - are A's really A's in college these days, it seems like grade inflation that every has such high GPSA's

So gross!!!

I am a college coach (female) without children and coming on this board gives me insight into why students and parents act the way they do and the kinds of mindsets that are out there. It's not because I'm a creep.

Example??

Reading these threads make it easy to understand why my kids run home to mom and dad every single weekend of the semester. Why they think it's okay to miss practice or a competition for trivial things (not class or study related). What the general attitude is among parents and why parents don't tend to encourage independence as much as they encourage running to mom and dad to fix things. Why they feel the need to be involved in 200 activities instead of being loyal and focused to just a few. Need I go on ??

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:SO, as a male professor in your mid-30's without children what inspired your posting onto DCUM in the Tweens and Teens page?

My second question - are A's really A's in college these days, it seems like grade inflation that every has such high GPSA's

So gross!!!

I am a college coach (female) without children and coming on this board gives me insight into why students and parents act the way they do and the kinds of mindsets that are out there. It's not because I'm a creep.

Example??

Reading these threads make it easy to understand why my kids run home to mom and dad every single weekend of the semester. Why they think it's okay to miss practice or a competition for trivial things (not class or study related). What the general attitude is among parents and why parents don't tend to encourage independence as much as they encourage running to mom and dad to fix things. Why they feel the need to be involved in 200 activities instead of being loyal and focused to just a few. Need I go on ??

So you just come on and read all of the threads? You aren't searching on a topic or posting specific questions? How did you first find DCUM?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:SO, as a male professor in your mid-30's without children what inspired your posting onto DCUM in the Tweens and Teens page?

My second question - are A's really A's in college these days, it seems like grade inflation that every has such high GPSA's

So gross!!!

I am a college coach (female) without children and coming on this board gives me insight into why students and parents act the way they do and the kinds of mindsets that are out there. It's not because I'm a creep.

Example??

Reading these threads make it easy to understand why my kids run home to mom and dad every single weekend of the semester. Why they think it's okay to miss practice or a competition for trivial things (not class or study related). What the general attitude is among parents and why parents don't tend to encourage independence as much as they encourage running to mom and dad to fix things. Why they feel the need to be involved in 200 activities instead of being loyal and focused to just a few. Need I go on ??

So you just come on and read all of the threads? You aren't searching on a topic or posting specific questions? How did you first find DCUM?

I post or participate in a variety of DCUM forums (not always as a coach...most often just as a regular person). Found DCUM a long time ago searching for something, I can't remember exactly what.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What do you teach?

What is the tier ranking more or less of the university in which you teach? (Not as a judgment but to gauge the general performance of the students)

Top 100 (USNEWS) private liberal arts college.

My daughter loves English and wants to go to a liberal arts college. I cringe. Where do students get employment for liberal arts or English degrees.

Getting a job and getting educated are not the same thing. I advise students to major in whatever they enjoy and to make sure to take many classes that give them skills. Want to major in psych? Great, but be sure to take lots of stats classes, some econometrics, computer science, etc. Internships are key to getting employed. I would not advise anyone to go to law school or PhD unless you get into a top program and the costs are reasonable.

You sound more like a college counselor/president than a professor. Everyone knows all of the classes are for colleges to make $$$$. I mean really, I went into a medical field (not a doctor) and had to take Western Civ and shit load of classes that were prerequisites that didn't do anything for me but increase my student loan debt. What a scam.

NP. It's to make you a well-rounded person who understands the world (or at least a bit of it) and can think critically. I didn't major in psychology, but took psych classes as my sciences; wasn't pre-law, but took classes in modern justice and urban life; didn't major in religion, but took a class on modern religions; didn't major in art, but took both art history and practical art classes. They helped instill a sense of curiosity and understanding about our world. College isn't (necessarily) just a vocational experience.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you have favorites? I knew most of mine liked me as a student but I was also always on time, participated and made great grades.

What's the best excuse you have ever heard?


Do you pass althletes?

I don't have favorites, but I do have students that I dislike. I don't judge students based on their aptitude. I do judge (and frequently get annoyed) with students who:
-Don't turn work in/don't try but then can't understand why they do poorly in my classes
-Cheat, lie, have rude manners

I'd much rather an honest C students than a lying/cheating A/B student.

Athletes are often my best students.

Best excuse? Girl tells me she has a heavy period and can't take the exam. GTFO. Take an Advil hunny.

Advil doesn't do anything for a heavy period you sexist braying imbecilic ass. Besides this whole thread HAS to be fake. No respectable "...professor at a 4-year college/university..." would post something so absurd.

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Anonymous wrote:I get that there was a student who called in sick and you didn't buy it. Fine. But that isn't what you said. You said that her excuse was patently wrong, and I want to say that you have no clue what it is like to be a woman.

You prople are UNREAL. I have endometriosis and had to get suegery to reconstruct my rectum because the endo grew outside my uterud and attached to my rectum.

I still have the endo, my periods are still awful and i still manage to make it into work. It's a LAME excuse to miss an exam. You all are raising future losers.

And to pull the woman card? Pathetic. No wonder so many of us are not taken seriously. It's clowns like you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:can't believe this got so long. OP has hardly answered anything, and what was answered wasn't very interesting.

Because you fools are arguing over period clots.