Courtney (Dr. Version)
@cakrolik.bsky.social
• medieval historian • history of medicine • unapologetic cat gal • quick with a gif • “she probably deserves a raise” - student eval • Tar Heel • feels WAY too much • thoughts are mine and mine alone •
The one day I gave myself to talk about leprosy in my medieval medicine class was not enough. Obviously. Poor planning, past-Courtney.
November 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The one day I gave myself to talk about leprosy in my medieval medicine class was not enough. Obviously. Poor planning, past-Courtney.
Okay, one more bc I know which student this was and he never ceases to make me laugh: "Dr. K has such a great passion for teaching that it has made other professors disappointing to me."
November 12, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Okay, one more bc I know which student this was and he never ceases to make me laugh: "Dr. K has such a great passion for teaching that it has made other professors disappointing to me."
Sorry not sorry for the self-congratulatory spam 😘 It’s been a rough day, so I coped by updating my portfolio, & in the process, reminded myself that what I do (what we do) matters more than one student who doesn’t care, one job that slips away, or one rejection that stings. Here’s us to each of us.
November 12, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Sorry not sorry for the self-congratulatory spam 😘 It’s been a rough day, so I coped by updating my portfolio, & in the process, reminded myself that what I do (what we do) matters more than one student who doesn’t care, one job that slips away, or one rejection that stings. Here’s us to each of us.
Happy tears, promise: "She makes history interesting to learn... There are many professors who don't care about what they are teaching, so then the students don't care to learn, but Dr, K makes people want to learn. She's truly such an amazing professor."
November 12, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Happy tears, promise: "She makes history interesting to learn... There are many professors who don't care about what they are teaching, so then the students don't care to learn, but Dr, K makes people want to learn. She's truly such an amazing professor."
Okay, all the tears: "I hope one day I am half as good as a professor as she is."
November 12, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Okay, all the tears: "I hope one day I am half as good as a professor as she is."
brb, 😭: "Although history is not my major, I can apply the lessons learned from Dr. K in my future career. It's tremendous what a professor can do for a student's life with the simple act of being present. Her education in her field & heart for her students has been marking. She has been a gift."
November 12, 2025 at 4:06 AM
brb, 😭: "Although history is not my major, I can apply the lessons learned from Dr. K in my future career. It's tremendous what a professor can do for a student's life with the simple act of being present. Her education in her field & heart for her students has been marking. She has been a gift."
In updating my teaching portfolio, I found:
"She is intentional in pushing her students to achieve excel‐
lence in their work and thinking patterns. I was (and am) regularly challenged, and because of that, I can confidently say that my ability to think as a liberal arts student is due to her."
"She is intentional in pushing her students to achieve excel‐
lence in their work and thinking patterns. I was (and am) regularly challenged, and because of that, I can confidently say that my ability to think as a liberal arts student is due to her."
November 12, 2025 at 4:04 AM
In updating my teaching portfolio, I found:
"She is intentional in pushing her students to achieve excel‐
lence in their work and thinking patterns. I was (and am) regularly challenged, and because of that, I can confidently say that my ability to think as a liberal arts student is due to her."
"She is intentional in pushing her students to achieve excel‐
lence in their work and thinking patterns. I was (and am) regularly challenged, and because of that, I can confidently say that my ability to think as a liberal arts student is due to her."
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Welp. Rejections don’t get easier with time or quantity it seems.
November 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Welp. Rejections don’t get easier with time or quantity it seems.
Dramatically kicked a class out today for, yet again, not having come to class prepared.
November 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Dramatically kicked a class out today for, yet again, not having come to class prepared.
Student: *submits pt1 of project*
Me: These are all medical sources. You MUST have historical sources, do not use these. Ask for help.
Student: *doesn't ask for help & turns in pt2 of project*
Me: You still haven't found new sources, you will fail this project if you use these sources.
Student:...
Me: These are all medical sources. You MUST have historical sources, do not use these. Ask for help.
Student: *doesn't ask for help & turns in pt2 of project*
Me: You still haven't found new sources, you will fail this project if you use these sources.
Student:...
November 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Student: *submits pt1 of project*
Me: These are all medical sources. You MUST have historical sources, do not use these. Ask for help.
Student: *doesn't ask for help & turns in pt2 of project*
Me: You still haven't found new sources, you will fail this project if you use these sources.
Student:...
Me: These are all medical sources. You MUST have historical sources, do not use these. Ask for help.
Student: *doesn't ask for help & turns in pt2 of project*
Me: You still haven't found new sources, you will fail this project if you use these sources.
Student:...
Okay, who assigned “Contagion” for my History of Disease course? Rewatching this is … woof.
Narrator voice: she did this to herself, friends.
Narrator voice: she did this to herself, friends.
November 5, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Okay, who assigned “Contagion” for my History of Disease course? Rewatching this is … woof.
Narrator voice: she did this to herself, friends.
Narrator voice: she did this to herself, friends.
What happens when you catch a student’s fourth AI paper?
November 4, 2025 at 11:43 PM
What happens when you catch a student’s fourth AI paper?
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In one of my "mid-semester review" sheets I passed out today, I left an open-ended "anything else?" question.
One student's reply?
"This course has been a necessary wake-up call to college."
One student's reply?
"This course has been a necessary wake-up call to college."
October 31, 2025 at 6:09 PM
In one of my "mid-semester review" sheets I passed out today, I left an open-ended "anything else?" question.
One student's reply?
"This course has been a necessary wake-up call to college."
One student's reply?
"This course has been a necessary wake-up call to college."
In one of my "mid-semester review" sheets I passed out today, I left an open-ended "anything else?" question.
One student's reply?
"This course has been a necessary wake-up call to college."
One student's reply?
"This course has been a necessary wake-up call to college."
October 31, 2025 at 6:09 PM
In one of my "mid-semester review" sheets I passed out today, I left an open-ended "anything else?" question.
One student's reply?
"This course has been a necessary wake-up call to college."
One student's reply?
"This course has been a necessary wake-up call to college."
Give two pop quizzes and suddenly 3 students drop the class.
October 30, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Give two pop quizzes and suddenly 3 students drop the class.
Overheard: "Some teachers treat the CORE classes like they're actually important. Like they're harder than real courses. Is it that hard to just let us bullshit them and give us an A?"
October 29, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Overheard: "Some teachers treat the CORE classes like they're actually important. Like they're harder than real courses. Is it that hard to just let us bullshit them and give us an A?"
So, I have a brilliant student working on a paper that is looking into if the Norse gods survived in Scandinavian healing charms, amulets, and talismans after the people converted Christianity. I'm excited, but also out of my element in helping them find sources.
Anyone out there have any ideas?
Anyone out there have any ideas?
October 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
So, I have a brilliant student working on a paper that is looking into if the Norse gods survived in Scandinavian healing charms, amulets, and talismans after the people converted Christianity. I'm excited, but also out of my element in helping them find sources.
Anyone out there have any ideas?
Anyone out there have any ideas?
At what point does a pop quiz for every class because it’s clear that no one is reading for class stop being a pop quiz?
October 27, 2025 at 8:13 PM
At what point does a pop quiz for every class because it’s clear that no one is reading for class stop being a pop quiz?
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9/18 papers in one class were AI. It was so bad & easy to catch because they all used the same (incorrectly quoted) examples and the same phrasing. And they all matched the paper I got when I ran my own prompt.
I’m moving to predominantly exams/quizzes/in class writing next semester.
I’m moving to predominantly exams/quizzes/in class writing next semester.
October 21, 2025 at 5:26 AM
9/18 papers in one class were AI. It was so bad & easy to catch because they all used the same (incorrectly quoted) examples and the same phrasing. And they all matched the paper I got when I ran my own prompt.
I’m moving to predominantly exams/quizzes/in class writing next semester.
I’m moving to predominantly exams/quizzes/in class writing next semester.
9/18 papers in one class were AI. It was so bad & easy to catch because they all used the same (incorrectly quoted) examples and the same phrasing. And they all matched the paper I got when I ran my own prompt.
I’m moving to predominantly exams/quizzes/in class writing next semester.
I’m moving to predominantly exams/quizzes/in class writing next semester.
October 21, 2025 at 5:26 AM
9/18 papers in one class were AI. It was so bad & easy to catch because they all used the same (incorrectly quoted) examples and the same phrasing. And they all matched the paper I got when I ran my own prompt.
I’m moving to predominantly exams/quizzes/in class writing next semester.
I’m moving to predominantly exams/quizzes/in class writing next semester.
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This outage is wild. The students are like zombies (and many of the professors too). They don't know what to do without Canvas. And it’s only the SCHOOL part of the INTERNET that’s out. Can you imagine if we had a full outage?
October 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This outage is wild. The students are like zombies (and many of the professors too). They don't know what to do without Canvas. And it’s only the SCHOOL part of the INTERNET that’s out. Can you imagine if we had a full outage?
Two of the biggest things my students, across multiple classes (with different content), have learned are:
- Who Karl Marx and what Marxism is (they'd never heard of him before)
- That the US had a capital city before DC
- Who Karl Marx and what Marxism is (they'd never heard of him before)
- That the US had a capital city before DC
October 20, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Two of the biggest things my students, across multiple classes (with different content), have learned are:
- Who Karl Marx and what Marxism is (they'd never heard of him before)
- That the US had a capital city before DC
- Who Karl Marx and what Marxism is (they'd never heard of him before)
- That the US had a capital city before DC
If I assign a graphic novel and no one reads it, is there any hope for the future of reading?
October 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
If I assign a graphic novel and no one reads it, is there any hope for the future of reading?