Tales from the Classroom: Such Sweet Sorrow
Posted on December 8, 2004 @ 6:30 pm
I’m always at a loss when it comes to bringing my last class of the semester to a close. On the one hand, it seems a little anticlimactic to simply finish my lecture, tell the class that I’ll see them at the final, and then send them packing. That being said, I’m not a fan of the maudlin “Oh, it’s been such a great semester!” approach either.
Today, for instance, I briefly considered ending the semester by shouting “Smell ya later, suckers!” to the class and soft-shoeing my way out the door. Sadly, the door is located approximately a hundred feet from my lectern, allowing my students ample time to react to the slight and possibly retaliate as I danced my way to freedom.
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Oh good lord please….oh please…I would PAY to see this and live vicariously through you.
Heh - that WOULD be funny. In law school, we always clap at the end — it’s a nice way to finish the semester. And as we haven’t taken the final yet, we don’t hate the professors…yet.
My husband teaches Statistics at the University of Pittsburgh, and at the end of the semester I get all giddy, because I know the snot-nose little twerps won’t be calling here, asking for the “Professor” and asking if class has been cancelled.
Since you do it so well, I suggest sending them off with your a capella rendition of “La-di Da-di.” Have the wife come in to do some supporting beatbox if you feel the class is deserving.
Have her check out this guy’s online tutorials if she’s not in practice: http://www.beatbox.tv