tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35011575.post3236267879508252970..comments2023-06-22T06:00:01.492-07:00Comments on Ricki's rants and rambles: One thing I won't look forward to.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35011575.post-59586562214261470692011-07-27T10:19:51.866-07:002011-07-27T10:19:51.866-07:00I know precisely what you mean, Ricki. I've h...I know precisely what you mean, Ricki. I've had the same issues with my students every semester--the only good thing about teaching online is that I get fewer of the helpless ones, and the ones that I do get wind up disappearing when they realize I _can't_ fix things for them because I'm a) not on campus, and b) an adjunct.Heroditus Huxleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049569750742829144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35011575.post-62309289000633916062011-07-26T09:40:08.989-07:002011-07-26T09:40:08.989-07:00Likewise my dad's comment when I was choosing ...Likewise my dad's comment when I was choosing a college. "You can get a good education anywhere... but <i>you</i> have to <i>want</i> it." Sometimes things are just bad luck -- ask me about my sophomore year some time. But it's my experience that the chronically unlucky are often shooting themselves in the feet. <br /><br />There's a phenomenon with which you may be familiarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com