I suspect we go on a bit too much with these student comments but they a so healing for us all as we move toward this stressful time of the semester. I mean Marc, that's an absolute classic--"in my mind I thought . . ." Well, a bit scary also but whatever, thank you all for your examples as they provide humor when we need it so.
What I get that's always so depressing and tiresome is the following. I give 8 essay tests during the semester so do allow for one make-up during the last week of class. But a too large minority need to ask me which test they missed--or need to make up. ARGH So, from now on my classes will be provided a sheet attached to the syllabus to record their grades for each test and be told they are on their own regarding remembering their test scores. Joan > > My favorite is the student who called (after receiving an F) and > repeatedly told me, "In my mind I passed that class!" I repeatedly told > him that what happened in his mind wasn't really the point. > > He never seemed to understand. > > m > > > ------ > "There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what > it cares about." > -- > Margaret Wheatley > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 3:33 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: [tips] Re: The things students will say... > > I can definitely relate to what you are going through. Every semester I > get messages like this. Last semester four of my students have gave me > a hard time with their final grades. I tell students in the beginning > of the semester that I do not change grades or give extra points to "be > nice". There are opportunities for extra credit and if my students do > not take advantage of that, it is then on them. > > 1. One student who just made the C cutoff (I have a point scale of 500) > had asked me if I could give her a B because she wanted to get into the > nursing program. > > 2. Another student received a C+ and felt that she deserved an A. I > event went into detail as to how I arrived at the grade. Her response > was "That's not fair professor and you know it. If you do not give me > the A, I am going to the chairperson and the dean. That will not look > good since you are an adjunct." So I then gave her their office phone > numbers :). > > 3. Two years ago a student received a C+ in my class and then emailed > me and said "That's messed up, I now know what kind of teacher you are." > > It amazes me how students are bold in their E-mails. > > It amazes me how bold students are, but I also know that they probably > got away with these stunts in high school. It is time for an awakening! > > Albert Bramante > Department of Psychology/Sociology > Union County College > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ________________________________ > > See what's free at AOL.com > <http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503> . > --- > To make changes to your subscription go to: > http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang= > english > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription go to: > http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english > > > --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
