Moderators ThudMaker Posted December 6, 2006 Moderators Share Posted December 6, 2006 Originally posted by Perfessor It's Friday!!! Bring out the party cart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members niomosy Posted December 6, 2006 Members Share Posted December 6, 2006 Originally posted by Zamfir No, I mean looking for curves = comparing students to one another = often not a good thing when most students will not get A's, and some are guaranteed to be in the basement, every time. There are other criterion-based assessment strategies that compare a student's performance to past performance, and give all students publicly delineated standards to shoot for (rubrics of the type "Do X and get a C (or some numerical score out of ten, twenty, 100, whatever...). Do X, and Y, and get a B. Do X, Y, and Z in an outstanding way, and get an A." And a lot of asking students, "now that you know what the publicly available standards for this class are, how can I help you reach them?" That sort of thing. I misspoke earlier. I didn't have 8 project/exams at that writing, I had 12-13. Right now I think I'm down to about 9 or 10. One's really minor, but other than that.... Oof. Going to bed soon, since I got one big project done earlier than I expected. I gotcha. It's just that, sis-in-law graded on a curve for the first test because the test scores would have been much worse otherwise The ones that failed had failed regardless of what method she might use, she was just trying to get some decent scores to some of the students. Like I said, at a straight 70% = C, 70% of the class failed the test. 12-13. Slacker *runs off* I'm happy not having a large workload right now. Given that I'm on 3 different projects with one of our biggest money-making applications, I know I'll end up swamped next year. Right now I've got a few small things and a cluster{censored} It's at least entertaining in a "watching a train wreck as it's happening, hoping no one was on the train" kind of way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wilki29 Posted December 6, 2006 Members Share Posted December 6, 2006 Originally posted by Perfessor It's Friday!!! I wish it were friday. I got a damn presentation tomorrow for psych and a test in econ. I wish it were friday so I could finally relax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members oldivor Posted December 6, 2006 Members Share Posted December 6, 2006 I have a ton of test friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members niomosy Posted December 6, 2006 Members Share Posted December 6, 2006 Got a phone interview in 90 minutes. Closer to home on the plus side. I wouldn't mind an easy commute again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members niomosy Posted December 6, 2006 Members Share Posted December 6, 2006 So, that editor from CNet was found dead, finally. I can't decide if he was a hero for trying to look for help or a dumbass for going into a damn drainage area without being all that well clothed (seems as though he got hypothermia and started shedding clothing). Sad, though. He's got a 7-month old and a 4 year old I'm hoping that I'll be smart enough to pack some proper gear should I find myself in that kind of weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zamfir Posted December 6, 2006 Members Share Posted December 6, 2006 Originally posted by niomosy Got a phone interview in 90 minutes. Closer to home on the plus side. I wouldn't mind an easy commute again. Good luck!! Hey, is your sister in law cute? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zamfir Posted December 6, 2006 Members Share Posted December 6, 2006 Originally posted by niomosy So, that editor from CNet was found dead, finally. I can't decide if he was a hero for trying to look for help or a dumbass for going into a damn drainage area without being all that well clothed (seems as though he got hypothermia and started shedding clothing). Sad, though. He's got a 7-month old and a 4 year old I'm hoping that I'll be smart enough to pack some proper gear should I find myself in that kind of weather. WTF? Backstory, now, dammit. And btw...I've never seen a hypothermic person shed clothes unless sopping wet, or until the first aid recovery bit with another person in a sleeping bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bringtherock Posted December 7, 2006 Members Share Posted December 7, 2006 Originally posted by niomosy So, that editor from CNet was found dead, finally. I can't decide if he was a hero for trying to look for help or a dumbass for going into a damn drainage area without being all that well clothed (seems as though he got hypothermia and started shedding clothing). Sad, though. He's got a 7-month old and a 4 year old I'm hoping that I'll be smart enough to pack some proper gear should I find myself in that kind of weather. Apparently by setting out on foot, somebody in a chopper was able to spot his tracks and trace them back to the broken down car, saving his wife and kids. Poor guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thumper Posted December 7, 2006 Members Share Posted December 7, 2006 It's a sad story, but one that repeats itself every year in Oregon. Travellers get off the main highways and try to take a shortcut across the Cascades or the Coastal Range. Most of the roads are impassible in winter. It's a tragedy, but a little common sense would have averted it. Don't travel in the mountains unless you're prepared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Perfessor Posted December 7, 2006 Members Share Posted December 7, 2006 Day off!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Perfessor Posted December 7, 2006 Members Share Posted December 7, 2006 They said your box was full to the brim................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members niomosy Posted December 7, 2006 Members Share Posted December 7, 2006 Originally posted by bringtherock Apparently by setting out on foot, somebody in a chopper was able to spot his tracks and trace them back to the broken down car, saving his wife and kids. Poor guy. From what I heard, they actually traced the car from the wife's cell phone. They got a ping off her phone, basically. I tend to agree with Thumper. Don't go screwing around in the mountains unless you're ready for it. I also wonder why the guy just didn't turn around? Don't you start seeing a bit of snow and think, "mmmm, maybe this isn't such a hot idea", possibly? My wife suspects a bit of Korean male stubbornness going on (with a last name of Kim, it's a pretty solid bet he's Korean since we know he's Asian from the photos). No one seems to know why the guy was in a drainage area, either. Seems odd. It's sad. The guy could have just stayed with the car and been fine. His attempt to save his family caused his death. Jokes have already started about an editor from CNet not having GPS on him, etc. (he was a CNet editor and on TechTV). Props to a quick thinking mom, though, for breast feeding the 4 year old as well as the 7 month old. Zamfir: I was surprised by the clothes thing, too, but apparently one of the stages of hypothermia is that you feel super warm and start ditching clothing to cool off. Or, at least, that's what some of the reports are saying and I've heard some others commenting on it as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members niomosy Posted December 7, 2006 Members Share Posted December 7, 2006 This week sucks. I'd just like to get through it safely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members oldivor Posted December 7, 2006 Members Share Posted December 7, 2006 Originally posted by niomosy This week sucks. I'd just like to get through it safely I have two finals back to back Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members niomosy Posted December 7, 2006 Members Share Posted December 7, 2006 Originally posted by oldivor I have two finals back to back Friday. I've got a 3-5 page paper to write, due on Monday, plus a take-home test also due Monday. That and work's driving me nuts. At least I have an interview on Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members oldivor Posted December 7, 2006 Members Share Posted December 7, 2006 Originally posted by niomosy I've got a 3-5 page paper to write, due on Monday, plus a take-home test also due Monday. That and work's driving me nuts. At least I have an interview on Monday. ugh I feel for you man. That's nuts, plus with work you must be ready to pull your hair out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members yubetyerboots Posted December 7, 2006 Members Share Posted December 7, 2006 Originally posted by Perfessor They said your box was full to the brim................ they said that huh! like "full to the brim"! i think not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thumper Posted December 7, 2006 Members Share Posted December 7, 2006 Originally posted by Zamfir WTF? And btw...I've never seen a hypothermic person shed clothes unless sopping wet, or until the first aid recovery bit with another person in a sleeping bag. People begin to hallucinate in the terminal stages of hypothermia. They feel too warm, and start to take off clothes. Once you get to that point, you're pretty much done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zamfir Posted December 8, 2006 Members Share Posted December 8, 2006 The hallucinations I knew about. I never recalled any symptom of a sensation of being warm, though...granted, it's been 20-25 years since I learned about it. I just knew hypothermic people get sleepy, sit down, and don't like to move or respond very well to verbal prompts...but shedding clothes? That's a new one to me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Perfessor Posted December 8, 2006 Members Share Posted December 8, 2006 Originally posted by parknlotpickr they said that huh! like "full to the brim"! i think not! Well that's the message I got! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members yubetyerboots Posted December 8, 2006 Members Share Posted December 8, 2006 Originally posted by Perfessor Well that's the message I got! morn'n! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members niomosy Posted December 8, 2006 Members Share Posted December 8, 2006 It's sad when you wake up and you're not really positive it's Friday. At least I can finally get a good nights sleep tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrcrow Posted December 8, 2006 Members Share Posted December 8, 2006 http://www.coldal.org/clips/smash.rm work it out...you need real player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Retrovertigo Posted December 8, 2006 Members Share Posted December 8, 2006 Originally posted by mrcrow http://www.coldal.org/clips/smash.rm work it out...you need real player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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