९ एप्रिल, २००९

Stupid, but beautiful.

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The outdoor class:

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Today, on Bascom Mall, in Madison, Wisconsin.

४७ टिप्पण्या:

KCFleming म्हणाले...

I try.

My next plan? Books.

Or mebbe books on tape.

kentuckyliz म्हणाले...

Where's the outlet to plug in my laptop?

Looks good but the ground is probably damp.

Methadras म्हणाले...

Holy Distraction, Batman!!!

KCFleming म्हणाले...

Actually, stupid I got down pat.

So beautiful's what I got's to perfect.

I'm thinking it has something to do with shoes.

Steve M. Galbraith म्हणाले...

Hated when we went outdoors for classes.

I just spent the time staring at the girls legs and halter tops.

Yeah, took me 5 years to graduate too.

Mom and Dad are proud.

Hazy Dave म्हणाले...

I gotta say, I think the "stupid" epithet is a bit uncharitable. Not that most of us weren't young and stupid or in love and stupid, etc. at some point in our lives... Just wait'll it hits 75 and the halter tops appear...

The Dude म्हणाले...

Beautiful? Not really gettin' that here...

Peter V. Bella म्हणाले...

Stupid? Or circle jerk?

MadisonMan म्हणाले...

I never liked going outside for class. Uncomfortable to sit, usually damp ground.

On the plus side today, there was no wind, so papers wouldn't blow away.

Wince म्हणाले...

Stupid, but beautiful.

I see just one male wearing short pants.

Would his fashion choice be the stupid part, and would the beautiful part be that he has no company?

john म्हणाले...

Looks like a religion class. Can they pray at UW?

SMGalbraith - you just sent my mind into a spin. Thinking of lots of short shorts showing lots of bare leg, in the spring, on the lawn, classes outside .... aaah.

It took me 8 years to get my BS because of stuff like that (well, some of that was Army time).

Palladian म्हणाले...

I count 8 (I think) males
and 21 (I think) females.

Holy gender imbalance in our higher educational system, Batman!

Or is this a queer studies or feminist semiotics class?

KCFleming म्हणाले...

Boys don't need college, the effing oppressors.

Bob म्हणाले...

Damn, if I were to teach an outdoor class, I'd at least want a chair, preferably an Adirondack.

Molly म्हणाले...

"Hey, guys -- we're not going to learn anything today."

Lem Vibe Bandit म्हणाले...

Its a baptism class.

The river is just down the road.

Jason (the commenter) म्हणाले...

Althouse turns to Meade and says, "Release the dogs!"

[This finally explains her earlier triptych.]

Tibore म्हणाले...

Damn... saw the headline, thought this'd be a Hollywood Starlet thread.

Color me disappointed. :(

blake म्हणाले...

Yeah...not getting it.

अनामित म्हणाले...
ब्लॉग प्रशासकाने ही टिप्पण्णी हटविली आहे.
Joan म्हणाले...

Molly wins the thread.

I'm Full of Soup म्हणाले...

Never had a class in college that went outside.

Funny this picture made me remember we smoked cigarettes during class and we put the butts out on the floor.

Peter V. Bella म्हणाले...

Funny this picture made me remember we smoked cigarettes during class and we put the butts out on the floor.

Those were the days!

Hey, Althouse, can you find a way to get rid of the Chinaman?

blake म्हणाले...

Also, Dude, "Chinaman" is not the preferred nomenclature. Asian-American, please.

SteveR म्हणाले...

Being a geologist, I had plenty of instructional time outside, but we weren't on grass, well let me clarify...

I'm Full of Soup म्हणाले...

PVB:

You are right before the treehuggers & nanny staters took over.

ricpic म्हणाले...

The chink adds nothing to the conversation.

ricpic म्हणाले...

I don't think it's stupid, I think it's beautiful:
A circle of learning, al fresco, dutiful.

Bob म्हणाले...

Ban the Heathen Chinee!

अनामित म्हणाले...

herman b wells is haunting your barren campus grounds?

raptros-v76 म्हणाले...

I've got a friend who's going probably going to UW next year. Of course, he's studying genetics, so he's probably not going to see the outside world for several years, let alone have a class outside.

Issob Morocco म्हणाले...

Many a squirrel, otherwise denied the opportunity for higher education, has benefited from the outdoor class trend. Just because you don't understand it Althouse, please don't damn those lovable furry creatures to menial livelihoods (scrounging in yards for bits and scraps of food) or lives of crime (raiding bird feeders and dumpsters), for the rest of their lives.

Give the Squirrels a chance!

अनामित म्हणाले...

Provide for the esoteric, exotic, and impractical in the curriculum; the practical and pedestrian will take care of itself. If it does not, you have not lost much anyway; so I think the impractical things are the most practical and important in the long run. (1980)

hermann b wells advice

Bissage म्हणाले...

Both stupidity and beauty have their uses.

KCFleming म्हणाले...

Don't hate me because I'm beautiful.

Der Hahn म्हणाले...

It's getting to be time for the annual bomb threat so classes get canceled.

Unknown म्हणाले...

Wisconsin taxpayers have paid $84 billion dollars to build the best classrooms in the world, and the prof thinks the best use of that money is to leave them empty? Overcrowded schools? Just find the nearest tree on Bascom Hill.

Original Mike म्हणाले...

Stupid, but beautiful

I have the same opinion of picnics.

The Elder म्हणाले...

During my first month of college, a suggestion was made one warm, sunny afternoon to move our class outdoors. I will always remember the instructor's response: "We're not going to go outside just to have you all watch the squirrels make love."

I think he meant those tree-residing, furry-tailed animals, but I'm not really sure.

In any case, the photo was taken yesterday. I'm pretty sure that's not taking place in Madison today.

jeff म्हणाले...

"Hated when we went outdoors for classes.
I just spent the time staring at the girls legs and halter tops."

How odd. I did the same thing. But I LOVED when we went outside.


An a nice summer day at school you either watched the girls in halter tops and short shorts or you watched the crazy offensive guy yell his sermon in front of the student union. Think Jermey/michael/lucky type guy only with the balls to risk getting his ass kicked.

Jeff with one 'f' म्हणाले...

Ah, the groves of Academe...

अनामित म्हणाले...

Okay, I give. Why is it stupid?

KCFleming म्हणाले...

Subtract the time it takes to get outside, sit down, get comfy, etc.

The class time is half over when you start, all efforts are half-assed, and everyone is distracted...

...by the beauty.

अनामित म्हणाले...

Got it, thanks.

Laura(southernxyl) म्हणाले...

"Palladian said...

I count 8 (I think) males
and 21 (I think) females.

Holy gender imbalance in our higher educational system, Batman!

Or is this a queer studies or feminist semiotics class?"

Palladian, when you're ready for an unpleasant jolt, look up the breakdown of college students today by sex. Especially look up graduation rates. Look at them broken down by race if you really want a bummer.

A few years ago I took a microbiology class (lecture and lab) for my job. It was an evening class with an enrollment (I think) of 96. Overwhelmingly female. I think most of them were headed for nursing school.

AlphaLiberal म्हणाले...

As a student I always disliked taking a class outside. It's harder to hear the professor, to write, etc.

Agreed. Stupid.

Maxine Weiss म्हणाले...

So if one of the students turns up with skin cancer, in the next few months....can he/she sue the Madison College ?

What an irresponsible Professor. At the very least, I'd pass out sunblock, hats, and sunglasses.

Love,
Maxine