You know what really grinds my gears?

[BDKiiing]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Thats not always the case. Subject, professor/TA, time of the day, lots of factors go into that.



And Im not saying its a hard grade to get. I just think its dumb conceptually. Id be pissed if I got 100s on everything but get a A- because the teacher doesnt feel like I spoke up enough. Its conceptually dumb to me.

99% of the time the class just sits there. I'm guilty of it. But if participation is graded, I'm all over it.

[bgeno]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Why do teachers care if people show up or not? Teachers got paid regardless, so who cares if people show up, just do your job and teach!

I agree with that at the collegiate level. If I'm stupid enough not to attend, that's my problem.

And other times, the teacher flat out forgets if you attended or not and then you don't get the attendance or participation mark even though you were there and participated and everything.

What teacher is doing attendance based on memory? That seems stupid. Any time I had a class with an attendance grade in college, they either passed around an attendance sheet or we would have answer questions using this electronic device (we of course had to purchase) that would record our unique ID number.

I remember one class that probably had 200 people in taught by this 80 year old guy. He would pass around a packet at the beginning of class and you had to find your name and initial next to it. Me and my buddy would just initial for each other. Don't get me wrong, 90% of the time, we were both there, but the other 10% we just took advantage of the system.

I had a MWF math class that monitored attendance by people who turned in homework, but we only turned it in Wednesdays, and they only assigned it on Wednesdays... So I only went on Wednesdays. I thought I was gonna fail the class based on my test scores, but I got a B because I was always there to turn in homework.


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[NYJets]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Depending on the subject, class participation can be important so I don't really have a problem with it being part of a grade. Though coming up with a good way to keep track of it can be a challenge. Honestly though, I didn't always participate much in college, but I never got a bad participation grade. Most teachers were pretty lenient with it.

Also never had a big lecture class take attendance, only smaller classes, when discussions were a part of it, so you had to be there to participate.

[bigbob]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

I have no sympathy for people who lose points because they don't show up to class or sit there and never say a word.

If you're sick, email the professor. Every professor I have doesn't count you missing a day if you email them before class to tell them you're sick.

[Clemsonpanther]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Depending on the subject, class participation can be important so I don't really have a problem with it being part of a grade. Though coming up with a good way to keep track of it can be a challenge. Honestly though, I didn't always participate much in college, but I never got a bad participation grade. Most teachers were pretty lenient with it.

Also never had a big lecture class take attendance, only smaller classes, when discussions were a part of it, so you had to be there to participate.

Mine gives 50s and 40s to 100s for participation

[~LiverpoolRed~]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

When your son FINALLY falls asleep and you creep out of the room and the bedroom door creaks as you try to escape. He wakes up and you have to start your bedtime routine all over again.

[AUChase]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Ignorant people who call all metal "screamo".

[jeremym480]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

My wife and I had this conversation yesterday

Wife: Where do you want to eat lunch?
Me: You know I haven't had Mexican food in about a week..
Her: I'm not really in the mood for Mexican
Me: Oh well, I don't really care then.. I guess you want to go to Chili's?
Her: Yeah, let's go to Chili's!

we get to the restaurant and she starts looking through the menu

Her: I wonder if the tacos are any good...
Me:

Spoiler

[cjonesfan921]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

My wife and I had this conversation yesterday

Wife: Where do you want to eat lunch?
Me: You know I haven't had Mexican food in about a week..
Her: I'm not really in the mood for Mexican
Me: Oh well, I don't really care then.. I guess you want to go to Chili's?
Her: Yeah, let's go to Chili's!

we get to the restaurant and she starts looking through the menu

Her: I wonder if the tacos are any good...
Me:

Spoiler

So that's what marriage is like....starting to rethink.

[NDAlum]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Women and their lack of decisiveness in food choices is endlessly frustrating.

A typical convo:

Her: What do you want for dinner?
Me: I literally do not care. Please just let me know what you want and I'm cool with it.
Her: I don't want to decide, what are you in the mood for?
Me: Seriously, I don't care. I know subconsciously there is something you want, please just let me know.
Her: I picked last time you pick something.
Me: What about sushi?
Her: Ehhhh not really feeling it
Me: Look, I don't care. Please just pick what you want.
Her: OMG I had a rough week I don't know please just pick something.
Me: What about that chinese place?
Her: Not really feeling chinese
Me: What about Tony's Pizza?
Her: Can we do Papa John's?
Me: bertstare.jpg

Why do we torture ourselves with these creatures?

[Fresh Tendrils]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

What's funny is when they get all incredulous because you can't come up with an answer.

[l3ulvl]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Ignorant people who call all metal "screamo".

Yeah, I think a lot of people don't realize that "screamo" doesn't mean "music with screams", so if there's any song that doesn't use 100% clean vocals, they consider it screamo.

[DamnYanks2]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

There's this new extrade commercial that makes me angry everytime it comes on.

[Mabster]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Speeding tickets. Got dinged for 67 in a 55 tonight.

[Majingir]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

When I try to get something out of a fridge, and it becomes a sliding puzzle game:


(So I'd be by 14,and the item I want is number 3. In order to get it, I have to move things around until finally the item is by me lol)