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20 Kislev/7 December, 2009
Dec. 7th, 2009 11:13 pmI wrote the assignment question for the final exam last night and printed it this morning. I thought the question was broad enough and could be applied in various ways to their readings. I asked “In what way does economy impact the roles of men and women.” Three students – three – had to clarify with me what ‘economy’ meant. Is it money? Is it jobs and money? Head…desk. That is our future! They never ask this while we talked about what capitalism was and when they were reading articles that expressly made the point that economy was the main cultural force behind gender social structures. Sometimes, the students want to make me cry. I hope I would read something interesting in their actual exams.
I also had a student who just didn’t show up to rough draft day of the final exam. When I asked her friend if he knew where she was, he said that since she didn’t finish Paper 5 yet she just didn’t want to show to class. Well, if she wants to fail, it is her prerogative. I cleared with my director that she would just have to take the final without extra time to prepare.
This morning I finally put together the whole of the application for some conference reimbursement. I even typed up the form for it to look more professional. I turned it all in this afternoon. I hope I will get $100 or something. I spent over $900 on the trip.
This afternoon I also went to pick up my Nov 25 paycheck and discovered that payroll still haven’t fixed my payments. They still are just paying me for one class. And English department payroll person is on in until Friday. I think I will call payroll myself and maybe the union rep too. It has been three month, they should have fixed it by now.
I just caught the premiere of a new TV show “Men of Certain Age” with Scott Bakula, Ray Romano and Andre Braugher. Mostly for Scott Bakula since he is still so pretty. But also because the premise sounded interesting and the preview was good. And I really enjoyed the first episode. Three friends, almost fifty, in their ordinary lives. There is lots of subtle humor and the characters are interesting. I don’t know if I will watch this consistently but it was entertaining.
I also listened to Adam Sandler's "Chanukkah" Songs as the season is fast approaching.
I also had a student who just didn’t show up to rough draft day of the final exam. When I asked her friend if he knew where she was, he said that since she didn’t finish Paper 5 yet she just didn’t want to show to class. Well, if she wants to fail, it is her prerogative. I cleared with my director that she would just have to take the final without extra time to prepare.
This morning I finally put together the whole of the application for some conference reimbursement. I even typed up the form for it to look more professional. I turned it all in this afternoon. I hope I will get $100 or something. I spent over $900 on the trip.
This afternoon I also went to pick up my Nov 25 paycheck and discovered that payroll still haven’t fixed my payments. They still are just paying me for one class. And English department payroll person is on in until Friday. I think I will call payroll myself and maybe the union rep too. It has been three month, they should have fixed it by now.
I just caught the premiere of a new TV show “Men of Certain Age” with Scott Bakula, Ray Romano and Andre Braugher. Mostly for Scott Bakula since he is still so pretty. But also because the premise sounded interesting and the preview was good. And I really enjoyed the first episode. Three friends, almost fifty, in their ordinary lives. There is lots of subtle humor and the characters are interesting. I don’t know if I will watch this consistently but it was entertaining.
I also listened to Adam Sandler's "Chanukkah" Songs as the season is fast approaching.
