The System 549: The Semester
December 19th, 2011

The System 549: The Semester

Does that seem right to you?

Btw, here’s some other charts.

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  1. David

    You missed a chart: http://i.imgur.com/1JPo0l.jpg

    Sorry for the small size, I was working with limited time, funding, and resources.

  2. TheMonkey

    hmmm…
    nice graph….but…..
    there is a LARGE spike missing for when people break their new computers that they got for xmas

  3. Johnny

    Your teacher graph is…..wrong. Nice try though.

  4. rossmom

    I would apply this to a typical week:

    Monday: Yuch!
    Tuesday: Another report?!
    Wednesday: It's due tomorrow!!!
    Thursday:: Re-write,
    Friday: Finished.
    Weekend: Break
    Monday: Yuch!

  5. Bara

    Agreed… Teacher one's wrong.

  6. Seth

    Speaking as a student, I'd say the peaks around exam times ought to be valleys. But, then, I've heard that most people actually take the time to study for exams, so maybe your version is more typical.

  7. rosscott

    Then what should it look like?

  8. kdausman

    Teacher’s should have a large plateau before classes start and lasting through the first week. Then maintain a low level through the rest of the semester except for the week before an exam, where it spikes (writing exams is very time consuming), and the week after (grading).

  9. btcprox

    Perhaps there should be an upward slope, instead of downward, between mid-terms and finals due to pre-finals preparation for students? I might be omitting something else Johnny & Bara have in mind…

  10. Amy

    …unless your course requires papers to be written and submitted on a regular basis, in which case that plateau should be mid-high throughout the duration of the course and super-high at finals time.

    But I REALLY wish my life actually reflected what your teacher graph looked like!

  11. Ryan

    As a student, i've flatlined :(

  12. LadyKwake

    …. Unless you have a new semester every six weeks without more break that two or three days, or maybe a week. Then the "Ah break, Yay new semester!" palls somewhat, and very quickly.

  13. William Scheckel

    I teach at a university and that's my semester almost exactly. Well done!

  14. LadyKwake

    Yeah, definitely an upwards slope. Generally teachers get more stressed and wound up as the semester goes on.

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