(one black cow-orker to another black cow-orker, just as a black guy’s coming in to the lab)
“Why are you so racist against black people?!?”
(after a brief, surreal conversation with an instructor)
TD: “Did we just get invited to a circle jerk?”
Cool cow-orker: “I believe we did.”
(while working with a student who cannot grasp the concept of HTML)
Student: I’m trying to validate my page but I keep getting errors.
Me: So you’re trying to fix the errors?
Student: No, I don’t care about that. I just want to validate it.
Me: That’s what validating IS; it’s making sure that your HTML doesn’t have any errors.
Student: So I can’t just validate it anyways?
Me: …
(after a student asks for SQL help, and it quickly becomes obvious he’s made NO effort to understand the material)
Me: Okay, do you have your textbook?
Student: No.
Me: Alright, how about your PowerPoint slides?
Student: No.
Me: Have you READ the book?
Student: Well, it’s like… I was busy.
Me: I suggest you do your reading and then, if you still need help, come see me.
Student: This is due in 15 minutes! You’re supposed to help me! That’s your JOB!
Sounds like Mr Student needs to get the “Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part” speech.
Some fine examples of people who will find life biting them in the ass repeatedly when they leave the academic environment.
“I just did” seems to me to be a reasonable response to the last student’s claim that you’re supposed to help him.
As a sometimes technology teacher, I’m often amazed at the effort people will engage and lengths to which they will go to avoid actual thought and learning. It’s almost as if they think knowledge will do actual harm to them.
Due in 15 minutes…
I can’t believe he gave himself an extra 10 minutes.