Hypothetically Speaking...

[ciao_yall]

Hypothetically speaking, what would you do if your college president had a bad habit of saying "If anyone thinks they can get [easily achievable thing that any reasonable human with a will could do] done, feel free to take my job"?

Say "Great! I'm in. May I have your salary, please?"

[mamselle]

Hypothetically speaking, can I will myself to get up, pack one light backpack, call a cab, and get to the train station in 4 hours? (On crutches...?)

Yes, OK, so, I know I can.

But I really don't wanna hafta.

M.

[Caracal]

Here's another hypothetical situation:  The lights go out in the middle of a class.  It's in the daytime and not storming, so there is still light to see by.  Does the class continue?

I had a power outage shortly after lecture began a few years ago. My lecture included a bunch of primary literature slides that I wanted students to analyze, so I couldn't easily switch to drawing on the chalkboard. However, I realized that half of the students had printed the slides and a third of them had laptops with the slides. I told them to share with each other and follow along on whatever version they had, so we were able to continue fairly well. I just couldn't point at anything on the screen.

My Powerpoints are just images to go along with the lectures, perhaps some maps, or graphs, headings so students can stay situated and an occasional passage that I want to read along with and discuss. In theory, I could lecture just fine without them. Usually when I first write a lecture that's true, but the more I tweak things over time, the more the powerpoint becomes part of the lecture. It isn't that I'm reading a lot of text off the slide, but I often start using the images as a way to illustrate some point, or introduce some concept, sometimes something I don't even bother putting in my notes. The couple times over the last few years where the computer or projector has crashed, I've given the lecture, but it felt pretty discombobulated.

[polly_mer]

Hypothetically speaking, what would you do if your college president had a bad habit of saying "If anyone thinks they can get [easily achievable thing that any reasonable human with a will could do] done, feel free to take my job"?

I applied for other jobs and left almost immediately because everyone is doomed when the person at the top is so very, very wrong.

[backatit]

Hypothetically speaking, can I will myself to get up, pack one light backpack, call a cab, and get to the train station in 4 hours? (On crutches...?)

Yes, OK, so, I know I can.

But I really don't wanna hafta.

M.

Hypothetically speaking, why are you on crutches? And did you make it?