Mamacita says:  I would lie down in the road for a student who comes to class regularly, and honestly tries his/her best.  But equally honestly, I am not all that arsed about students who come to class when they feel like it, mess around on their phones and computers when they do come, and who have the nerve to ask for handouts and extra credit when the semester is nearly over so they won’t lose their financial aid.

Fortunately, this last describes only a few students; most of them rock the casbah and I adore them.

Also?  I am not easily offended, and when my students raise their eyebrows and give each other the hairy eyeball when I say things like “groovy!” or “The youngest Beatle was George Harrison, for crying out loud,” the only thing that bothers me is that these are things they’re not familiar with.

Important stuff, students.  IMPORTANT STUFF!

Likewise stuff like GHOCI, HUSE BUND, and WYFFE.  I mean, jeepers.  And with all this obsession with werewolves, I think students ought to be interested in the word’s point of origin, don’t you?

Werr werr.  Lycanthropy, anyone? 

IMPORTANT STUFF!

P.S.  Next week is finals; don’t forget.  Those who were not in class today are going to get a big surprise.