K Jung wrote on 12/21 2:51 PM >>>
I was astonished to find that approximately 50% of the faculty
here award "W's" (withdrawals) to those students who have
earned an F in the class. The rationale goes something like this:
"F's are punitive." "Students will be prevented from going on
with an F on their transcripts." "This is a community college, therefore we are more
student-centered."
SHOULDN'T an F be "punitive" if, after all, we're trying to
decrease the behaviors that lead to that grade? I see
nothing "student-centered" about not holding students
responsible for their actions, work, study habits, etc.
The time for being student-centered is in doing everything
you can to help them learn the material so that they don't fail.
What the student does with your availability/help is up to him
or her.
Best,
Mike
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Michael J. Kane
Psychology Department
Georgia State University
University Plaza
Atlanta, GA 30303-3083
phone: 404-651-0704
fax: 404-651-0753
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"It is morally as bad not to care whether a thing
is true or not, so long as it makes you feel good,
as it is not to care how you got your money as
long as you have it."
-- E.W. Teale
