Well played ! However, I am just old school enough to truly favor public humiliation as a teaching tool. The extremely short attention span of the present generation is most remarkable. It seems primary education consists of the principle of "If you throw enough mud against a wall, some of it will stick"..... which has generated a term for my use "Teflon children" ie those for whom nothing stuck.
On Tue, Aug 13, 2019 at 12:12 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > “You never said/covered that.” > > “Yes I did, on this date/time.” (holds up lesson plan/notes) > > (Portion of classmates concur) > > Virtual dunce cap applied through social interaction. > > -D > > > > > > On Aug 13, 2019, at 2:03 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Ah yes one of the joys of teaching. > > > > Dwight Giles Jr. > > Wickford RI > > > > On Tue, Aug 13, 2019, 1:53 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> This week has been a real reminder for me that people don't pay > >> attention. We're building VMs to install Windows Server on, I put the > specs > >> they should all be built to on the screen, no two student systems are > the > >> same.I say things like "The S: drive should be named "database"" and > most > >> of them aren't named. > >> The best one is "The public network connection must be named "public" if > >> its not named public you'll get a "cannot find public network error." > half > >> the students got the "cannot find public network" error. I stopped class > >> and we had a talk about paying attention. I said it, I put a slide on > the > >> screen that had a big stop sign that said what I had just said, they're > >> supposed to be following the documentation which has a big note in > bold... > >> *sigh* > >> > >> -Curt > >> > >> On Tuesday, August 13, 2019, 1:46:23 PM EDT, Mitch Haley via > Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> > >>> On August 13, 2019 at 11:09 AM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> My 2013 F150 does not have a transmission dipstick as we know it > either. > >>> I am advised that there is a plug on the transmission that can be > >>> removed and a form of short dipstick inside to check the level but I > >>> have not personally looked for it or tried it. I am advised that Ford > >>> did that because owners were pouring the wrong type of fluid into the > >>> transmissions and ruining them and then seeking to have them repaired > or > >>> replaced under warranty. > >> > >> Mbz sealed our transmissions and took away our dipsticks because the > fluid > >> lasted long enough to keep from killing the transmission during the > >> warranty period. They did eventually admit the fluid was good for the > life > >> of the warranty, not the life of the vehicle. The stated reason was that > >> more harm came from lint from shop rags on the dipsticks than from low > >> fluid levels, and the transmissions with low fluid levels often needed > >> rebuilding or resealing anyway. > >> > >> My Cruze has a level plug. Warm the car until the transmission fluid > temp > >> hits a certain number, then pull the plug with it idling in neutral and > >> wait for it to stop dripping. > >> That's still not idiot proof, at least one guy on an internet forum > tried > >> doing it with the engine off and wondered why a couple of quarts came > out. > >> > >> Mitch. > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
