tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post3428412616072190303..comments2023-10-24T04:43:53.179-04:00Comments on KGMom Musings: Mac & CheeseKGMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-62554189487882780502007-09-22T00:39:00.000-04:002007-09-22T00:39:00.000-04:00Hmmm.... cooking as a coping skill - that's a new ...Hmmm.... cooking as a coping skill - that's a new one!<BR/><BR/>I sense that our students are quite similar, Donna. Mine usually cook for me at the end of the semester, right around the time final grades are due!<BR/><BR/>By the way - I love mac and cheese - especially the cheap stuff that comes in boxes from Kraft - yum!LauraHinNJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-69536884698361457912007-09-21T23:09:00.000-04:002007-09-21T23:09:00.000-04:00You've presented a fascinating situation. I wish I...You've presented a fascinating situation. I wish I knew so much more about the principal characters. Not about you -- I know that you are NT, and I'm borderline NF, so I tend to want to understand what's going on inside and help the student work something out (compared to your more business-like "get it done"). But about the student -- is she a manipulator, or someone searching for acceptance, (or both); I wonder what's really going on inside. We probably won't ever know, but I am still curious.Climenheisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01989459133238230712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-56655983037558212582007-09-21T07:51:00.000-04:002007-09-21T07:51:00.000-04:00I'm with AC and Ginnie on this one. I admire most...I'm with AC and Ginnie on this one. <BR/><BR/>I admire most teachers, you being one of them. There's so much to consider; your students capabilities, their personalities and their lives. It is obvious that you take a lot into consideration when dealing with your students and that you keep an open mind... even in the face of mac and cheese. Which, by the way, my husband would absolutely LOVE for breakfast.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14040757371778588395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-57962539377401194822007-09-20T21:12:00.000-04:002007-09-20T21:12:00.000-04:00I would say she is unrealistic and has been succes...I would say she is unrealistic and has been successful manipulating other people in the past. <BR/>Probably she realizes you are on to her. Personally, I don't have much patience with manipulators!<BR/>Lay on the big green machine.JeanMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14536421799031706759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-11805079239855001982007-09-20T20:23:00.000-04:002007-09-20T20:23:00.000-04:00The photo would have made me hungry, but I just at...The photo would have made me hungry, but I just ate. I understand your rules, but my heart aches a little for the student. Hopefully, she will catch on soon or have the sense enough to know that the class isn't for her.Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269872465115056916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-71560379543360791502007-09-20T19:36:00.000-04:002007-09-20T19:36:00.000-04:00hmm mac and cheese!! I need to go eat dinner now!...hmm mac and cheese!! I need to go eat dinner now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-32466034278248787992007-09-20T14:52:00.000-04:002007-09-20T14:52:00.000-04:00I agree with AC. She'll fizzle out quickly enough...I agree with AC. She'll fizzle out quickly enough, I'd imagine. Being a teacher is one of the toughest jobs there is...so I don't envy you.Ginniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749133391349265563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-60060480510381097862007-09-20T13:55:00.000-04:002007-09-20T13:55:00.000-04:00I suspect by Mac&Cheese most students mean Kraft D...I suspect by Mac&Cheese most students mean Kraft Dinner. I also suspect that I might like real M&C for breakfast -- on some days anyway. As for the other thing. I say give her a break (but let her know). If she's up to no good, she'll hang herself sooner rather than later.Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-24996812595881650602007-09-20T08:39:00.000-04:002007-09-20T08:39:00.000-04:00Hi Donna,This story made me chuckle. The first wo...Hi Donna,<BR/>This story made me chuckle. The first word that came to my mind was "clueless." <BR/><BR/>I hope she's just having a hard time getting into the groove and will get a clue soon. You have a tough job, Donna, and my hat's off to you!RuthieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663411478574192825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-67588875126012124612007-09-20T07:49:00.000-04:002007-09-20T07:49:00.000-04:00Hi All--I am writing this before class, so I don't...Hi All--I am writing this before class, so I don't know what today will bring. First, you may be interested to know that my policy is to allow students to REWRITE the first paper if they miss the assignment--or even misunderstand. So I will be having that conversation today with Ms. Mac Cheese.<BR/>Second, I really enjoy non-traditional students. They have life experiences that are so much richer than the average 18 year old. What I can't/ won't tolerate is outright dishonesty. Since I always begin class by reminding students of deadlines, there is no way that she SHOULD have missed the due date.<BR/>I am strict--for this reason. Most of the jobs these students will go to are strict. If you have a degree, and your boss asks you to write something, your boss will assume you know how to put sentences together. (Whether your boss knows how is another subject.) And most bosses won't say--oh, never mind that you completely missed this assignment. So I hold students accountable for standard English and for deadlines--because that is what the future holds for most of them.<BR/>Here endeth the lesson!KGMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-67859316319146383942007-09-20T07:06:00.000-04:002007-09-20T07:06:00.000-04:00I was torn between smiling and wincing for Miss Ma...I was torn between smiling and wincing for Miss Mac and Cheese. Like Mary I wonder how she'll handle the next assignment! Cinnamon rolls?Lynne at Hasty Brookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187035706322695138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-14317515482146724302007-09-20T04:22:00.000-04:002007-09-20T04:22:00.000-04:00Going to college or university is game. Your stud...Going to college or university is game. Your student has not learned to play the game yet. She may in time although she does seem to be in over her depth.<BR/><BR/>You student deserves credit for going beyond the course syllabus.<BR/><BR/>Are you sure you did not do anything to encourage her. Do you remember the scene in "John Browne's School Days. "Spell Window." "W.I.N.D.O.W." "Good now go and wash them."Tossing Pebbles in the Streamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04354065895900279070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-7744591430578816272007-09-20T01:55:00.000-04:002007-09-20T01:55:00.000-04:00Wow - I would have thought about giving her anothe...Wow - I would have thought about giving her another chance, but it sounds like she's living in another world. I sure hope she gets on track. As Mary suggested, this sounds like something you might want to continue sharing with your blogging buddies. ;-)Mary Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08077077785157768787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-91334571626483092742007-09-20T01:41:00.000-04:002007-09-20T01:41:00.000-04:00That is sad, but funny. She was probably doing wh...That is sad, but funny. She was probably doing what she does best when she brought in the mac and cheese--maybe she likes to cook and share. Too bad she doesn't listen or write well! Maybe she will improve under your tutelage, but it's not starting off well if she can't even follow the syllabus--er, the one she doesn't have! (BTW, I think the mac and cheese looks great and would make an excellent breakfast food.)cat59https://www.blogger.com/profile/10072166570056696838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-62443104942323554672007-09-19T22:49:00.000-04:002007-09-19T22:49:00.000-04:00Donna, this needs to be a continuing saga of the M...Donna, this needs to be a continuing saga of the Mac & Cheese bribe. Please? You are on to her...take your time and nail her. Don't mean to sound mean...<BR/><BR/>How interesting about the Dean. Miss Mac & Cheese must have been dreaming.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.com