A few years back, the Journal of Polymorphous Perversity ran a an article on the misfortunes of failing students, claiming that they are indeed beset by more tragedies than the average or above average student. I think it was called "The FAKER Syndrome" or something like that. It was a hysterically funny "statistical analysis" of the problems that affect failing students - ten times more likely to get sick, fifty times more likely to have a relative die or to be involved in a traffic accident, etc. A colleague excerpted parts of the article and showed them as a powerpoint presentation at our Wakonse teaching retreat. We all agreed that it might be interesting to give the presentation to students on the first day of class ;-) Susan -- ______________________________ Susan Ledlow, Director Instructional Innovation Network http://bestpractice.net/ Office of the Provost and Senior Vice President Center for Learning and Teaching Excellence http://www.asu.edu/clte/ Arizona State University Box 870101 Tempe, AZ 85287-0101 Phone: 480.965.8645 Fax: 480.727.7068 URL: http://www.public.asu.edu/~ledlow/sledlow E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
