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TomSlick

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57. I'm a language person with no capacity for art criticism.

Fri Dec 6, 2019, 07:40 PM

Dec 2019

My appreciation for art is limited to "I like it," "I don't like it," or "I don't understand it." Perhaps for the same reason, I am unclear what is meant by "vibe."

I think what is needed is an expansion of your students' vocabulary to explain what they are thinking or feeling. My bet is that you do not use "vibe" to describe your description or criticism of art. I would hope that your students would learn to use your vocabulary in order to ensure that you understand their meaning.

Perhaps it is a matter of the difference between liberal arts students and fine arts students. I was always rather good at parroting my professors words in my class writings.

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After grading many, many assignments by college students this week [View all] Coventina Dec 2019 OP

whoa, harsh vibe . . . Nature Man Dec 2019 #1

Yep, it's totally harshing my mellow, man! Coventina Dec 2019 #2

Only appropriate if the subject matter sdfernando Dec 2019 #3

Lol! thanks for the laugh!! Coventina Dec 2019 #4

relative of mine is reporting greymattermom Dec 2019 #5

Oh yes, 'tis the season of magical thinking. Coventina Dec 2019 #6

I thought in college no one cared if you were late or bagged a class. Captain Zero Dec 2019 #54

Nope. We are now required to keep attendance due to new federal financial aid restrictions. Coventina Dec 2019 #56

I hear ya. paleotn Dec 2019 #66

--- guess you weren't a fan of Lionel Hampton and his viberophone. 3Hotdogs Dec 2019 #7

LOL! Coventina Dec 2019 #8

I saw him once in a small club in Tucson. panader0 Dec 2019 #89

I remember one college instructor gratuitous Dec 2019 #9

Yes, I usually put the note: Don't use slang in academic papers. Coventina Dec 2019 #10

Yeah, it helps when they can identify slang usage. flor-de-jasmim Dec 2019 #21

Thanks for the reminder to watch this again: meadowlander Dec 2019 #11

That was hilarious! Coventina Dec 2019 #13

Thank you!!! Ms. Toad Dec 2019 #50

If you're teaching law students..... LisaM Dec 2019 #52

That's small potatoes, compared to what I'm seeing. Ms. Toad Dec 2019 #64

I don't mind some one-sentence paragraphs. LisaM Dec 2019 #72

I'm guilty of clich here, Ms. Toad Dec 2019 #74

I'm in trademarks, too! LisaM Dec 2019 #75

Mostly I did licensing and patent work. Ms. Toad Dec 2019 #77

white-out! Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2019 #78

Absolutely. Ms. Toad Dec 2019 #83

This is so interesting to me! LisaM Dec 2019 #79

Yup. Ms. Toad Dec 2019 #81

The filing fees for these three applications is going to be about $15,000. LisaM Dec 2019 #82

No one in our firm billed at that rate - Ms. Toad Dec 2019 #84

Both LisaM Dec 2019 #87

That's the client I use as an example of why one portion of the bar exam is not totally meaningless. Ms. Toad Dec 2019 #88

I have built up tricks over the years. LisaM Dec 2019 #90

Do they start a sentence with "I mean ..." ? lpbk2713 Dec 2019 #12

Not in their papers, but in class, all the time! Coventina Dec 2019 #14

how about starting one with "So"? Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2019 #24

Constantly. Some papers begin with "So" as well! Coventina Dec 2019 #25

So, I mean, like the vibe's I'm getting their are literally making my head esplode. Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2019 #29

It's the thought that counts!! Coventina Dec 2019 #32

should've sprinkled more apostrophes Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2019 #35

Wow,I was thinking of that one. I hear it constantly on NPR in the AM by virgogal Dec 2019 #49

And "Well" and "Yes" utopian Dec 2019 #76

I hope that none of those papers begin with Ummm or Uhm... japple Dec 2019 #47

My response is to repeat it. Igel Dec 2019 #55

Wow! You are harsher than I am, then! Coventina Dec 2019 #58

Hey, take a pill and chill, Jill. Have a toke and tell a joke! The history of the word "vibe" is abqtommy Dec 2019 #15

"Vibe" does not describe a work of art. Coventina Dec 2019 #17

I have learned enough about you to now place you on full ignore. That's my observation. abqtommy Dec 2019 #26

LOL! Coventina Dec 2019 #27

Why not? kcr Dec 2019 #95

I'm sensing negative vibes. NutmegYankee Dec 2019 #16

Yep, as I stated above. Coventina Dec 2019 #18

Rembrant's Night Watch is like totally tubular. JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2019 #19

Hmm. tavernier Dec 2019 #20

Did you send him condolences? Coventina Dec 2019 #22

No, tavernier Dec 2019 #23

You're not, like, being inclusive. Binkie The Clown Dec 2019 #28

Yep, I'm a real ogre! Coventina Dec 2019 #30

I don't blame you one bit. cwydro Dec 2019 #31

Well, the sad thing is, I don't really require fancy words. Coventina Dec 2019 #33

Clarity in writing is so critical to almost any profession leftieNanner Dec 2019 #36

Good for you! cwydro Dec 2019 #51

I am sensing a very harsh vibe from you Coventina. guillaumeb Dec 2019 #34

LOL! Thanks!! Coventina Dec 2019 #37

I'm getting a strange vibe... jcgoldie Dec 2019 #38

Hahahahahaha!!!! Coventina Dec 2019 #41

I just retired in June from teaching college English--and grading innumerable essays. tblue37 Dec 2019 #39

Has your hand recovered yet? Coventina Dec 2019 #40

Not really. The damage is probably permanent after 47 years of marking papers. nt tblue37 Dec 2019 #42

Sounds like you need a soothing tension relaxer Martin Eden Dec 2019 #43

A personal massager? Coventina Dec 2019 #44

Even better ... Martin Eden Dec 2019 #46

I feel your pain. Ms. Toad Dec 2019 #45

Ouch!! Coventina Dec 2019 #48

My job is to teach them how to write legal analysis - Ms. Toad Dec 2019 #53

It sounds like you really have your job cut out for you. Coventina Dec 2019 #59

I'm a language person with no capacity for art criticism. TomSlick Dec 2019 #57

Don't belittle yourself. All you have to do is ask yourself "Why do I like/dislike this work?" Coventina Dec 2019 #60

I appreciate the encouragement. TomSlick Dec 2019 #71

Can we also give MEME a rest? CTyankee Dec 2019 #61

Agreed on that. However, that term does not show up in my students' papers! Coventina Dec 2019 #62

Perhaps they are less sure of its meaning. Vibe is easy to define! CTyankee Dec 2019 #65

Not yet!! LeftInTX Dec 2019 #73

I never heard a professor use "vibe" BigmanPigman Dec 2019 #63

Vibe - JoJo (With Lyrics) Sloumeau Dec 2019 #67

You're killing my vibe, man! Initech Dec 2019 #68

Bullshit!!! slumcamper Dec 2019 #69

you're forgetting something ... Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2019 #80

One of my favorite uses of the word vibe . De Niro lunasun Dec 2019 #70

Thank you for actually reading the essays exboyfil Dec 2019 #85

But surely if they wrote "like a vibe" that would make it meaningful? BSdetect Dec 2019 #86

Check the context and nuance of the word's use. You could be the Class Vibe Rater. TheBlackAdder Dec 2019 #91

I've not encountered that term cab67 Dec 2019 #92

Can we still use "Awesome"?????? nt Hotler Dec 2019 #93

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