tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post3160896165088083625..comments2023-10-29T06:41:23.910-07:00Comments on Halfway There: Ouroboros goes to schoolZenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-84077988746116551492007-09-15T09:23:00.000-07:002007-09-15T09:23:00.000-07:00You get to teach arithmetic? It's frustrating to t...You get to teach arithmetic? It's frustrating to teach algebra when it's obvious that the arithmetic is so faulty as to interfere at every step.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-32568516272368681812007-09-14T07:14:00.000-07:002007-09-14T07:14:00.000-07:00In any bureaucracy, there are petty clerks who can...In any bureaucracy, there are petty clerks who can say "no", but who do not have the authority to say "yes". Hence, to show they're doing something, they say "no" every now and then. The way to work them is to go around them. Ask who they report to. Then to to that person. If that person still says "no", repeat the process and go to the next highest level. Sooner or later, you will find someone with the authority to say "yes".Paul Sunstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462598852553696040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-33013631175091670592007-09-13T17:32:00.000-07:002007-09-13T17:32:00.000-07:00Worse ... he's not even a TA. He's a colleague. I ...Worse ... he's not even a TA. He's a colleague. <BR/><BR/>I need it to be Friday...The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-25815142175728668812007-09-13T17:31:00.000-07:002007-09-13T17:31:00.000-07:00I have to admit, I was stuck on a TA in his tweens...I have to admit, I was stuck on a TA in his tweens - my god, you have 13-year-old TAs????<BR/><BR/>Finally it hit me. I feel so slow... <BR/><BR/>But I agree - failing the math test should prove ability-to-benefit from a math course. John's solution is good unless she needs the credits.The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-2264794057319787142007-09-13T07:26:00.000-07:002007-09-13T07:26:00.000-07:00My solution:"I'm sorry, but according to the Power...My solution:<BR/><BR/>"I'm sorry, but according to the Powers-That-Be I am not allowed to admit you to the arithmetic class that meets in room ___ from __:__ to __:__. Unfortunately, due to lost revenues from people being turned away we do not have armed guards checking enrollment, so I'll just have to ask you to kindly not <I>show up in room ___ from __:__ to __:__</I>. Thank you, and good luck."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com