TEACHSOC: Re: An e-mail from a student...

[Sarah Murray]

Thanks for your response, Michael.  I think we are all being lulled into thinking that all people of this younger generation communicate this way.  Though many do, effective communicators do not.  My 26 year old daughter, a "starving artist" devoting her life to Shakespearean theatre, never has communicated with her peers in that fashion; not does my 10 year old daughter, even when other kids ask "why are you talking that way" when she does not abbreviate on Instant Messaging.  I have never point blank instructed them on this matter -- but they've picked up the message somehow that communication is everything -- so let's communicate beautifully and effectively.   My husband, who works in public relations, says the communication styles of many of the young people interviewing is appalling.  The ones who are hired are articulate.  We can't send students out into the world, with 10s of thousands of dollars of college debt, only to find they can't get a job. ----- Original Message ----- From: Jack Estes To: Michael Klausner ; teachsoc@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 12:28 PM Subject: TEACHSOC: Re: An e-mail from a student... I've mentioned such things in class, broadly, in discussing things like impression management, but I never have (or very seldome have) to an individual student. I don't want a student to be worrying about being "correct" in his or her communication to me. Just as I wouldn't comment on correct English in a classroom, or comment on the way the student dresses, or combs his or her hair, or walks. We might raise these things in general in a discussion in class, but I really want students to contact me. In this case, since this student has apparently failed your class, you might be able to subtly suggest to him or her that all these things add up. Probably not, though. I keep thinking about what I'm in it for. It's really to help a student feel as good about school, about the class, and about life as possible. If the student learns something about sociology in the process, so much the better.   That was a quick off-the-top end-of-term response. It's a serious issue, I think.   Glad you asked.   Jack Estes BMCC/CUNY ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Klausner To: teachsoc@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 12:14 PM Subject: TEACHSOC: An e-mail from a student... I received this e-mail from a student who was in my class last term. I replied that the horrendous punctuation, grammar, spelling was not appropriate when communicating with anyone except friends, perhaps.   Even then, it would not be appropriate. Should I have been “harder”, “easier” on him?   Comments welcome         you were right when u said u wanted to see me again ahaha.. i was wonderign when ur classes were for fall semester so i can see if i can retake ur class.. get back to me when you can                                          sincerly, --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Teaching Sociology" group. To post to this group, send email to teachsoc@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/teachsoc -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---