Sure- And the university would be justified in firing you and the student would be justified in suing you . . . Michael- You showed poor judgement in loaning a student money. Don't compound it. Write it off and don't repeat it. My advice (beyond DON"T DO IT) is that if you sincerely believe a student needs the money, that it is your responsibility to take care of it, and that no one else can or will help them, then put a $100.00 bill into their next handout and consider it passed forward. Surely someone helped you along the way to your PhD. I'd seriously think about whether I'm establishing appropriate boundaries with my students to ensure you are doing the best you can for them as their teacher if you are in that kind of double relationship to be exchanging money. It may BE purely platonic and harmless- I can assure you that it isn't going to look that way to a Dean or Provost if problems result. Tim Shearon
********************************************** Timothy O. Shearon, Ph.D. Department of Psychology (Chairperson) Albertson College of Idaho Caldwell, Idaho ph- 208-459-5840 teaching interests: neuropsychology, history of psychology, developmental (topical), intro -----Original Message----- From: Michael Sylvester [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 7:52 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: student's loan I loaned a student $100 to take care of some pressing financial problem. As of this date the loan has not been repaid. Would I be justified in witholding his grade till I get my money back? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
