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i said i would write in the mornings...
Dec. 3rd, 2002 09:07 amso here i am
58 minutes until the appointments start up again. Students have to see an advisor before they register. Most of my advisees' appointments are coming up in the next 2-3 days, which means a lot of frantic students who don't know that they need to see me - despite the three emails I've sent them, and the letter they received from Academic Services - will start flooding my office and begging for appointments. Sigh.
Had my first stoned advisee yesterday. After two years at Grinnell, I know without a doubt when students are high. He stumbled in, disheveled hair, shorts (in 30 degree weather), 1 1/2 hours late for his appointment. Saying he just woke up, he plopped himself down on my couch and sprawled out, expecting to be advised.
Normally, I'd send such students away, telling them they missed their appointment, and that they have to reschedule, but I was feeling friendly and vaguely sadistic, and I really like messing with students when their clouded brains don't realize I'm doing it, so we had a lovely little appointment, and he left.
This is the same student whose father chased me down during Orientation demanding that his son be allowed to take Calc, Chem, Bio, Physics and Computer Science this semester, as a first semester first year student, saying it would be easy for his son. This is one of the times when I wish for a temporary repeal on FERPA, so I could call his father and relay this story to him.
Let's hope today produces stories as entertaining as that one. And let's hope that I can get away with not talking much so that I can make it through the three hour rehearsal tonight.
Good thing I brought my lunch since I seem to have forgotten my stupid wallet again. Sigh.
58 minutes until the appointments start up again. Students have to see an advisor before they register. Most of my advisees' appointments are coming up in the next 2-3 days, which means a lot of frantic students who don't know that they need to see me - despite the three emails I've sent them, and the letter they received from Academic Services - will start flooding my office and begging for appointments. Sigh.
Had my first stoned advisee yesterday. After two years at Grinnell, I know without a doubt when students are high. He stumbled in, disheveled hair, shorts (in 30 degree weather), 1 1/2 hours late for his appointment. Saying he just woke up, he plopped himself down on my couch and sprawled out, expecting to be advised.
Normally, I'd send such students away, telling them they missed their appointment, and that they have to reschedule, but I was feeling friendly and vaguely sadistic, and I really like messing with students when their clouded brains don't realize I'm doing it, so we had a lovely little appointment, and he left.
This is the same student whose father chased me down during Orientation demanding that his son be allowed to take Calc, Chem, Bio, Physics and Computer Science this semester, as a first semester first year student, saying it would be easy for his son. This is one of the times when I wish for a temporary repeal on FERPA, so I could call his father and relay this story to him.
Let's hope today produces stories as entertaining as that one. And let's hope that I can get away with not talking much so that I can make it through the three hour rehearsal tonight.
Good thing I brought my lunch since I seem to have forgotten my stupid wallet again. Sigh.
