tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post3964919846118442561..comments2024-03-10T23:01:51.493-05:00Comments on Stupid Motivational Tricks / Bemsha Swing: SynecdocheJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-84346121482339176052011-03-02T10:45:43.060-06:002011-03-02T10:45:43.060-06:00The student probably put in the xxx as a placehold...The student probably put in the xxx as a placeholder and was going to check the spelling later and then forgot. I get "Mayhem" once in a while, a word meaning riotous chaos or severe bodily harm.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-91262724224180032132011-03-02T10:41:16.697-06:002011-03-02T10:41:16.697-06:00My last name is difficult. It is, however, mention...My last name is difficult. It is, however, mentioned at the very top of the syllabus. It also can be easily located in the course catalogue. This is why I was quite disturbed when a student handed in a paper written in the course of Prof. XXX. Does it mean that, in his mind, I'm X-rated? Or is it a code-word for my name?Clarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-43752468817676538902011-02-22T13:51:49.826-06:002011-02-22T13:51:49.826-06:00Students find this concept difficult to grasp beca...Students find this concept difficult to grasp because so much of their writing has been assessed based on these word-level mishaps rather than on the strength of their ideas.<br /><br />I try to communicate this idea using the analogy of selling a house. The inside of the house might be neat, clean, comfortable, updated, and so on, but if the yard is a jungle, a gutter is hanging down over the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com