tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198460211087859887.post7463182002599256725..comments2023-11-03T03:14:43.155-07:00Comments on Pseudo's Spot: Last Minute WonderNotsPseudohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10430783970802030846noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198460211087859887.post-44793901782922291772009-03-18T16:18:00.000-07:002009-03-18T16:18:00.000-07:00All I can say is I commiserate. What is with these...All I can say is I commiserate. What is with these kids? At what point do many of them people responsible for their actions and their work? I also did a big research paper with mucho time in the library. One student had the gall to present three sentences in answer to such questions as: How did World War I end? FOCUS on the GOOD students! The responsible ones who don't need hearing aids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198460211087859887.post-36119789565198623412009-03-17T18:20:00.000-07:002009-03-17T18:20:00.000-07:00hmmm...i am a notorious procrastinator myself who ...hmmm...i am a notorious procrastinator myself who managed to get thru pulling a few all-nighters...why do we do such things when we are kids...i can't do it anymore, really physically can't...<BR/><BR/>And i love that you found a clip of Mr Hand...it's PERFECT!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198460211087859887.post-20278474071128765992009-03-17T10:29:00.000-07:002009-03-17T10:29:00.000-07:00I remember having lots of classmates who would alw...I remember having lots of classmates who would always wait 'till the last min. to work on projects or who would get extensions, oh that would burn my ass! I was always the keener who worked my butt off to finish a day or two early and the slackers would get extra day or two... gah! Still makes me mad ;)Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10694572749056669250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198460211087859887.post-16760935691663510262009-03-16T20:09:00.000-07:002009-03-16T20:09:00.000-07:00I'm just glad my son is not in my class. Or my sc...I'm just glad my son is not in my class. Or my school. I like to keep my worlds separate.<BR/><BR/>But a teacher this year called me that my son missed a test and so got an "F." I said OK. She called me two more times to tell me. I said, I'm totally OK with you giving him an "F." He'll have to figure out how to raise his grade. That's more important than his havign straight A's...Pseudohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10430783970802030846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198460211087859887.post-29831125342534433202009-03-16T19:52:00.000-07:002009-03-16T19:52:00.000-07:00"Is something due today?"OMG! Is my son in your cl..."Is something due today?"<BR/><BR/>OMG! Is my son in your class?Midlife Roadtripperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700277803842883251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198460211087859887.post-16774658594377177592009-03-16T19:19:00.000-07:002009-03-16T19:19:00.000-07:00Do you teach at my school??????? I think we have t...Do you teach at my school??????? I think we have the SAME KIDS. <BR/><BR/>My favorite line is when they come back from being absent and ask, "did we do anything yesterday?" I have taken to responding with, "no, we lit candle and waited for you to come back."Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05468422056345875269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198460211087859887.post-35971216736423779722009-03-16T18:29:00.000-07:002009-03-16T18:29:00.000-07:00I'm going to have to watch that movie again. I'd ...I'm going to have to watch that movie again. I'd forgotten how realistic it is, right down to the stoner who somehow thinks it's relevant or interesting that he "knows that guy." I also now have the urge to smell a mimeograph, but sadly those days are gone forever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198460211087859887.post-53332503758892155962009-03-16T16:50:00.000-07:002009-03-16T16:50:00.000-07:00I'm so glad my daughter has finished school. Thos...I'm so glad my daughter has finished school. Those times of procrastination were sooo infuriating. No, she didn't do well in her final couple of years, and is now remorseful. I don't need to say "I told you so," to her, she knows, and actually advised another younger girl in her final year to 'pull her finger out.'<BR/><BR/>If only she'd realised a couple of years ago. Would have made life so much more pleasant for her and for her teachers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198460211087859887.post-68734005887901830502009-03-16T15:50:00.000-07:002009-03-16T15:50:00.000-07:00I think it's great you held to your guns. When th...I think it's great you held to your guns. When they get on the job site their employer is not going to put up with it. <BR/><BR/>My oldest is always turning in late work and we just can't seem to get it through her head that she has to stay caught up and get things in on time. <BR/><BR/>Have a great week.Sherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00916285811838792573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198460211087859887.post-12665140993333340052009-03-16T13:36:00.000-07:002009-03-16T13:36:00.000-07:00Wow, I just got a horrible flashback! Although I ...Wow, I just got a horrible flashback! Although I was always the kid who turned in her stuff on time, projects like these were hugely stressful!HeatherPridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03860275128883460043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198460211087859887.post-40214413939656118902009-03-16T13:11:00.000-07:002009-03-16T13:11:00.000-07:00My kids tried this crap ONCE and I said "Gow in th...My kids tried this crap ONCE and I said "Gow in the world do you think your teacher feels when you have known about this project for weeks?" I laid the guilt on my kids. And it worked b/c they love their teachers and felt bad.Mariahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12952616489949080213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198460211087859887.post-25096196009134337442009-03-16T12:25:00.000-07:002009-03-16T12:25:00.000-07:00Dude, it totally takes me three hours to write a r...Dude, it totally takes me three hours to write a research paper.<BR/><BR/>*snort*<BR/><BR/>I'm a little glad to know that wondernots can exist even in Hawaii!Rikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11889968115671704243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198460211087859887.post-20127783518131762822009-03-16T10:41:00.000-07:002009-03-16T10:41:00.000-07:00These are the cherubs who cry great big alligator ...These are the cherubs who cry great big alligator tears as seniors when they don't get into a "selective" college. The ones who, well into middle age, still won't be able to find their como-se-llamas if you give them an A and the first S.Melissa B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13172152515024862967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198460211087859887.post-78139951561801658092009-03-16T08:34:00.000-07:002009-03-16T08:34:00.000-07:00Thanks for the clip, I haven't seen that movie in ...Thanks for the clip, I haven't seen that movie in ages. Greatest movie of all time (well, one of them)! <BR/><BR/>I love how lost those kids are even though you practically spoon fed them every step of the way. Those were the kids who always annoyed me and tried to cheat off of my work. I was in the middle between the kiss asses and the slackers but I always got my work done. It's too bad you can't pull a stunt like Mr Hand did...Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13477976300026766137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198460211087859887.post-78448083070652334722009-03-16T07:30:00.000-07:002009-03-16T07:30:00.000-07:00I know I've got procrastinators out there who can ...I know I've got procrastinators out there who can do a decent job, maybe not their best, but a decent job, the night before. I was like that myself. But I would never have shown up the day it ws due and ask the teacher for help and hour before it was due...Pseudohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10430783970802030846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198460211087859887.post-35843587865025568562009-03-16T07:04:00.000-07:002009-03-16T07:04:00.000-07:00LOL woooow... I'm a procrastinator, and was always...LOL woooow... I'm a procrastinator, and was always that kid who stayed up and did her long-term projects the night before, but at least I did them THE NIGHT BEFORE! Not 2 hours before they were due!Kristanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771013578685419826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198460211087859887.post-49851244519213792622009-03-16T06:15:00.000-07:002009-03-16T06:15:00.000-07:00Oh, you get many, many props for not helping the s...Oh, you get many, many props for not helping the slackers.<BR/><BR/>And you are SO underpaid. Yes, you are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198460211087859887.post-4380154032260292392009-03-15T21:56:00.000-07:002009-03-15T21:56:00.000-07:00I hope you flunked them for the project. It would ...I hope you flunked them for the project. It would have taught them a valuable lesson. <BR/><BR/>Then again, they can't see all the effort that you put into it, either. To them it's just something you mentioned a few times a while back.BrightBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13002463263474418737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198460211087859887.post-36720650603851762962009-03-15T19:58:00.000-07:002009-03-15T19:58:00.000-07:00Oops. I meant the reseach is 30% of their grade. ...Oops. I meant the reseach is 30% of their grade. 70% is still to come.Pseudohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10430783970802030846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198460211087859887.post-58196511968248732312009-03-15T19:57:00.000-07:002009-03-15T19:57:00.000-07:00For the 4.5 weeks, these kids were making up excus...For the 4.5 weeks, these kids were making up excuses and pretending to do work whenever I went by their tables.<BR/><BR/>I will proabably hear from a couple of parents, but the research is just 70% of the total project grade. If they pull themselves up by their bootstraps, they could still get a C+ on the total package.<BR/><BR/>And sometimes, some of them need the total lesson of getting a bad grade to understand consequences and to improve their work habits.<BR/><BR/>It's a learning curve....Pseudohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10430783970802030846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198460211087859887.post-89702402155412861222009-03-15T19:39:00.000-07:002009-03-15T19:39:00.000-07:00Oh no! I suppose 10% of your students isn't too ba...Oh no! I suppose 10% of your students isn't too bad. I'm embarrassed to admit my daughter falls in to this category. She thinks she's got more time than she actually does. Although I think the weeks of reminders and work you did with them makes it impossible to use ignorance as a valid excuse. Where were they for the past 4.5 weeks? Do you have a Spicoli in your classes by any chance?Mrsbearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16338013137281543065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198460211087859887.post-49954807562944690442009-03-15T19:33:00.000-07:002009-03-15T19:33:00.000-07:00Wasnt that guy from My Fav Martian??? I love it th...Wasnt that guy from My Fav Martian??? I love it that you hold them accountable. You are preparing them for college, WELL DONE! and THANK YOU from a parent that wishes YOU were there teacher!Pancakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13793089180808915002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198460211087859887.post-37547318337668778072009-03-15T18:24:00.000-07:002009-03-15T18:24:00.000-07:00Hilarious! It is so typical of a few kids. Do yo...Hilarious! It is so typical of a few kids. <BR/><BR/>Do you hear from their parents? That is what I usually get.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999741671175495307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198460211087859887.post-86157574131516868252009-03-15T18:06:00.000-07:002009-03-15T18:06:00.000-07:00Thank you for not helping them. We need to be rai...Thank you for not helping them. We need to be raising a generation of people who know who to set goals and achieve results.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480046958714954128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198460211087859887.post-86325384892685907572009-03-15T11:44:00.000-07:002009-03-15T11:44:00.000-07:00Even though I haven't taught the research paper or...Even though I haven't taught the research paper or assigned a project in a few years, I feel your pain and frustration. I love the way you write about it though! Thank you, thank you for that clip! I've always told my husband if we get a dog, it's name will be Spicoli.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10048802688885477511noreply@blogger.com