I’m going to be just a bit circumspect, but this sucks!
Class is on Tuesday.
This is Saturday afternoon.
The syllabus and readings were just posted.
I’m supposed to read:
- 4 "documents" freely avaliable on the web.
- 2 chapters in the text.
- 2 chapters on reserve in the LIS Library.
This is not lightweight stuff either, but is about that topic that so many of you shy away from.
I have already read one of the online articles, whew! The detectives out there might be able to figure out which one even. Of course, if I listed them even the clueless could.
Most students probably haven’t bought their textbook yet. I got mine yesterday.
Let’s see, it’s after 3 PM and the library is not open again until Tuesday morning. So I guess my time before class is now planned for me; along with most of the rest of my weekend.
Many students might possibly care less because they weren’t going to read them before the first class anyway, but I’m not those students.
I know I’m in grad school and should just suck it up, but <grrr>. And I’m still going to E’s rollerskating birthday party tonight!
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3 responses so far ↓
1 Angel // Jan 14, 2006 at 3:59 pm
Hey, go to your party and enjoy yourself. No sense worrying over some inconsiderate college professor who obviously does not know the concept of planning ahead and making sure the library is open if you know your students have to access it. I know, I had a few of those myself in my library school. If it’s like a lot of classes in library school, you will probably be fine if you read some of it and then bluff over the rest, since I know you would probably catch up later (ok, I don’t know, just an educated guess).
2 Tony // Jan 14, 2006 at 5:05 pm
Yeah, I remember those frustrations. I’ve found that the reading can more or less be “picked and chosen,” particularly when the assignment is as abruptly given out as this one apparently was. I’d enjoy the weekend, maybe worry about this on Sunday.
3 ...the thoughts are broken... // Feb 27, 2006 at 1:33 pm
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