I strive for A's, so when I do get a B+ or any grade including A- below my working A, I would ask the Professor why I got the grade I got. Not because I am denying that my work as not good. That is it below my expectations, I sincerely want to know what I need to do to improve. I sincerely want a critical opinion and answer so I can prefect my mistakes. And I hope you realize some of your students will approach you in the same sense as me. They want to improve.
@frichikendz "And I hope you realize some of your students will approach you in the same sense as me. They want to improve."
I agree with you here, but i think Professor Anton was referring to nitpicking over people who are only concerned about maneuvering around the arbitrary grading criteria rather than learning something of value (your intention).
This issue is so important for me because I really feel like the only way to A. figure out what I want to do and B. pursue it properly would be to leave school and seek it out. My life could be a real adventure, but I feel like I'm studying As levels (UK) simply as a means to an end.
If you could offer me any further advice, I'd be glad to dialogue with you. W
Perhaps one of your most important videos from my perspective, I've just begun reading Lee Thayer and starting to see that how I describe my problems is complicit or even totally responsible for its creation. It's hard to explain but I think what you're calling "the fear of owning your decisions" was praised and covered over by my cultural-religious circles with more rosy language and I'm just now in the process of changing my vocabulary and changing my direction. Good stuff.
Academia is responsible for organizational incurable suffering for professors, students and alumni.
It has postive aspects but if we start form scratch, as Obama would argue in health care, yes, we shall not re-construct these institutions of hierarchy and incrimination of free thought. We have to talk about suffering when talking of academia,no? Anything else is not that important.
Professoranton "I've never seen someone who was taken down by some bad professors..."
McGarnicle13 "I'm not planning to go to college or university as I have a few jobs lined up..."
You know, McGarnicle is fine speaker. He has a very critical mind and a lucid awareness of the hypocrisy of education. Here is a person that would probably be a phenomenal teacher, who is being encouraged not to go to college.
I think the counter considerations are so silly here, they're not worth anticipating.
I think you're right on. That said, there are certain institutional structures in place that enable & constrain ways in which we can go about pursuing edu with passion and zeal. I think we want to be careful about over-attributing the ability to pursue certain educational paths within certain environments that have preferences and motives for encouraging certain paths over others. Yes, we're not forced to be there, but perhaps part of ones education involves interrogating these assumptions?
A rubric is just a statement of criteria. It needn't be mechanistic. Its not too helpful to students for an instructor to say: "I can't tell you what makes a good essay, but I know it when I see it." You may not be able to specify in advance what will make an essay brilliant, but you can surely explain what will make one competent.
Seems to me that Arts and Sciences faculties tend to react defensively to terms like "rubric" because they fear the imperialism of the educationists.
You imply that "check-point criteria" are a way of evading judgments. Doesn't your syllabus include a statement of how the final grade will be calculated? So many points for the midterm, for the final, for the term paper, quizzes, class contribution?
At the end of the semester, most professors compute final grades with a calculator (and a bit of wiggle room for rough justice factored in). Doesn't mean that jugments haven't gone into it.
I admire your points professor but do think its your view at your age, and most students at that age dont have such solid ideas as to what to do with their life and so 'go with the flow' and probably peer/ family pressures etc and find themselves in uni. I think I can comment on this pretty impartially as I had made a total mess of my life at that age,, I can wholeheartedly recomend home based degree courses should a person feel the need to give up on traditional university
"own who you want to be with passion" words to live by. Yeah, I've never seen somebody who was brought down by a bad professor either. I have seen people who have stayed with an advisor for too long, but again, its a free country, own your present, own your future.
Sorry I should've said, I just finished high school and the video was more focused around High School education. I'm not planning to go to college or university as I have a few jobs lined up (all of which I love to do). Plus I wouldn't ever spend money on education, that I am 100% into. Great video 5 stars!
Yeah, I just updated the video and put it in the description, so not to confuse anymore people. Thanks again, I will have part two up sometime in the afternoon or tonight!
Thank you sir.
BeMyFirst 2 months ago
I want to point out about grades.
I strive for A's, so when I do get a B+ or any grade including A- below my working A, I would ask the Professor why I got the grade I got. Not because I am denying that my work as not good. That is it below my expectations, I sincerely want to know what I need to do to improve. I sincerely want a critical opinion and answer so I can prefect my mistakes. And I hope you realize some of your students will approach you in the same sense as me. They want to improve.
frichikendz 1 year ago
@frichikendz "And I hope you realize some of your students will approach you in the same sense as me. They want to improve."
I agree with you here, but i think Professor Anton was referring to nitpicking over people who are only concerned about maneuvering around the arbitrary grading criteria rather than learning something of value (your intention).
synchronium24 6 months ago
This video really inspired me (along with many of your other videos). Thank you for giving the Youtube community valuable and useful advice!
Moun10eer14 1 year ago
This issue is so important for me because I really feel like the only way to A. figure out what I want to do and B. pursue it properly would be to leave school and seek it out. My life could be a real adventure, but I feel like I'm studying As levels (UK) simply as a means to an end.
If you could offer me any further advice, I'd be glad to dialogue with you. W
MetaCraken 2 years ago
Perhaps one of your most important videos from my perspective, I've just begun reading Lee Thayer and starting to see that how I describe my problems is complicit or even totally responsible for its creation. It's hard to explain but I think what you're calling "the fear of owning your decisions" was praised and covered over by my cultural-religious circles with more rosy language and I'm just now in the process of changing my vocabulary and changing my direction. Good stuff.
NeoChalcedonian 2 years ago
Academia is responsible for organizational incurable suffering for professors, students and alumni.
It has postive aspects but if we start form scratch, as Obama would argue in health care, yes, we shall not re-construct these institutions of hierarchy and incrimination of free thought. We have to talk about suffering when talking of academia,no? Anything else is not that important.
hyperseauton 2 years ago
Professoranton "I've never seen someone who was taken down by some bad professors..."
McGarnicle13 "I'm not planning to go to college or university as I have a few jobs lined up..."
You know, McGarnicle is fine speaker. He has a very critical mind and a lucid awareness of the hypocrisy of education. Here is a person that would probably be a phenomenal teacher, who is being encouraged not to go to college.
I think the counter considerations are so silly here, they're not worth anticipating.
aaronhemeon 2 years ago
Thank you so much,
I needed to hear that.
lee1983us 2 years ago 2
I think you're right on. That said, there are certain institutional structures in place that enable & constrain ways in which we can go about pursuing edu with passion and zeal. I think we want to be careful about over-attributing the ability to pursue certain educational paths within certain environments that have preferences and motives for encouraging certain paths over others. Yes, we're not forced to be there, but perhaps part of ones education involves interrogating these assumptions?
dowdfather 2 years ago
A rubric is just a statement of criteria. It needn't be mechanistic. Its not too helpful to students for an instructor to say: "I can't tell you what makes a good essay, but I know it when I see it." You may not be able to specify in advance what will make an essay brilliant, but you can surely explain what will make one competent.
Seems to me that Arts and Sciences faculties tend to react defensively to terms like "rubric" because they fear the imperialism of the educationists.
Ramiiam 2 years ago
You imply that "check-point criteria" are a way of evading judgments. Doesn't your syllabus include a statement of how the final grade will be calculated? So many points for the midterm, for the final, for the term paper, quizzes, class contribution?
At the end of the semester, most professors compute final grades with a calculator (and a bit of wiggle room for rough justice factored in). Doesn't mean that jugments haven't gone into it.
Ramiiam 2 years ago
I agree that there are some criteria, but I think we need to avoid simple checklists, or what is sometimes called criterialogical foundationalism.
Professoranton 2 years ago
Schools on hill areus are low kiy and would probably have a positive impact on students well being. :)
Bley121 2 years ago
4:32 that's the lesson!
isforbliss 2 years ago
I admire your points professor but do think its your view at your age, and most students at that age dont have such solid ideas as to what to do with their life and so 'go with the flow' and probably peer/ family pressures etc and find themselves in uni. I think I can comment on this pretty impartially as I had made a total mess of my life at that age,, I can wholeheartedly recomend home based degree courses should a person feel the need to give up on traditional university
sockironer 2 years ago
"Are you living the life you've always dreamt of? Are you owning it?"
Great video! Thankyou!
HealingGaia 2 years ago
"own who you want to be with passion" words to live by. Yeah, I've never seen somebody who was brought down by a bad professor either. I have seen people who have stayed with an advisor for too long, but again, its a free country, own your present, own your future.
randyhelzerman 2 years ago 2
Sorry I should've said, I just finished high school and the video was more focused around High School education. I'm not planning to go to college or university as I have a few jobs lined up (all of which I love to do). Plus I wouldn't ever spend money on education, that I am 100% into. Great video 5 stars!
McGarnicle13 2 years ago
That is great. Open source!
Professoranton 2 years ago
Yeah, I just updated the video and put it in the description, so not to confuse anymore people. Thanks again, I will have part two up sometime in the afternoon or tonight!
McGarnicle13 2 years ago