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Thirtysomething. I'll never know of course
If they only knew how much I sweat over getting it right
posted by
Azur
on January 31, 2006 at 3:25 PM
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Pat_B
Innuendo and the out other - very good
posted by
Azur
on January 31, 2006 at 3:22 PM
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Sometimes know-it-alls depend on assumptions they've made...
and there's that old saw: when you assume you make an
ass out of
u and
me... Although if he's as obnoxiously intellectual as you've observed, it will just be in one ear and... you know. Reminds me of a book I've got to get hold of "Innuendo and Out the Other." Something I heard on NPR....
posted by
Pat_B
on January 31, 2006 at 11:16 AM
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I admire
the space you make to allow that student to make of himself what he will. Surely it'll be years later when he remembers you and your class. Hopefully he won't be kicking himself. Sounds like you do your job very well.
posted by
thirtysomething
on January 31, 2006 at 7:36 AM
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Azur... I say it is a smoke screen.
I had a student who refused to do the research paper - he had a 94 - and felt he could rest on his laurels. He went from a high "A" to a low "C" in nothing flat. Hard to recover from that. Moral to the story... sometimes resting on your laurels can land you on your butt.
posted by
Transcendental_Child
on January 31, 2006 at 4:42 AM
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At least you don't have the student troubles Wonky did!
Say again...he refused to do it? Well, just cut to the final and see how Mr. Know It All does.
posted by
majroj
on January 30, 2006 at 9:35 PM
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Azur--- I'm betting that he did learn from the experience.
As a former teacher, I've dealt with students much like that. Also, glad to see the book project is progressing. Good luck.
posted by
Jazwolf
on January 30, 2006 at 8:35 PM
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posted by
A-and-B
on January 30, 2006 at 4:07 PM
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As long as one is alive he/she continue's to learn. In fact life is permenent education.Perhaps your student is over confident but hopefully he will come down from where he is presently. It is been long I have not left a comment, so I also want to use this occasion to hello. God Bless.
posted by
Flame-thrower
on January 30, 2006 at 2:50 PM
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blackcat30
If I have any success with that, I'll probably never know about it ;-). I hope he questions more. If he always goes for the big guns he will miss asking manyh questions
posted by
Azur
on January 30, 2006 at 2:40 PM
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the most important thing you can learn is that you don't know everything...
hopefully, your student will learn this from you.
posted by
-blackcat
on January 30, 2006 at 2:17 PM
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