2.04.2004
For Those About to Learn, We Salute You
Overheard conversations from the first day of spring semester. Word to Paolo Friere!
"For the purposes of our study, Asian Americans were not considered minorities. Sorry."
"In case the professor forgets, can you please bring a copy of Blade to the first class meeting?"
At the semesterly conference for teaching fellows:
Engineering Student #1: What is this? What are 'hot moments' Have you ever had a 'hot moment' while teaching?
Engineering Student #2: Is that when students come on to us?
Engineering Student #3: No it's...(points to description in packet)...these kinds of things."
Engineering Student #2: Pffft...this has nothing to do with us.
Engineering Student #1: Yeah, unless someone in section is really into COBOL!!!
(In unison): Chortle chortle!
"We went to Aspen for intersession, we, like, skiied our ASSES off."
"For the purposes of our study, Asian Americans were not considered minorities. Sorry."
"In case the professor forgets, can you please bring a copy of Blade to the first class meeting?"
At the semesterly conference for teaching fellows:
Engineering Student #1: What is this? What are 'hot moments' Have you ever had a 'hot moment' while teaching?
Engineering Student #2: Is that when students come on to us?
Engineering Student #3: No it's...(points to description in packet)...these kinds of things."
Engineering Student #2: Pffft...this has nothing to do with us.
Engineering Student #1: Yeah, unless someone in section is really into COBOL!!!
(In unison): Chortle chortle!
"We went to Aspen for intersession, we, like, skiied our ASSES off."
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