http://crookedtimber.org/2004/04/28/50-per-cent/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Fri, 25 May 2012 21:12:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://crookedtimber.org/2004/04/28/50-per-cent/comment-page-1/#comment-26519 t Thu, 29 Apr 2004 01:13:27 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=1482#comment-26519 my approach is to grin broadly and say, "it will now!" my approach is to grin broadly and say, “it will now!”

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/04/28/50-per-cent/comment-page-1/#comment-26518 Bill Tozier Wed, 28 Apr 2004 13:07:51 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=1482#comment-26518 While I am always striving to be friendly and helpful (and get reviews to match), I also have a reputation for laughing loudly and embarrassingly into the faces of students who ask "Will this be on the exam?" Since I tend toward the annoyingly Socratic, I also call out to the rest of the class, "Anybody? You think this will be on the exam?" While I am always striving to be friendly and helpful (and get reviews to match), I also have a reputation for laughing loudly and embarrassingly into the faces of students who ask “Will this be on the exam?” Since I tend toward the annoyingly Socratic, I also call out to the rest of the class, “Anybody? You think this will be on the exam?”

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/04/28/50-per-cent/comment-page-1/#comment-26517 Simstim Wed, 28 Apr 2004 10:14:46 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=1482#comment-26517 Ah, "Is this in the exam?", a phrase I grew to hate. You patiently explain to them the possibility that having an understanding of the whole might help in the understanding of the parts, but still they persist in thinking they can cherry-pick their way to a good mark in a course in social theory. Ah, “Is this in the exam?”, a phrase I grew to hate. You patiently explain to them the possibility that having an understanding of the whole might help in the understanding of the parts, but still they persist in thinking they can cherry-pick their way to a good mark in a course in social theory.

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