I got a lot of flat tires this semester, plus a few of personal issues as well .. Thanks Beth for nudging me into thinking about an attendance policy for next fall (I try to write syllabi at the end of every semester). Beth's post is also interesting as we teach at the same institution and PSU has a policy that distinguishes excused from no excused absences but the definition of 'excused' is a little vague. Besides the usual college sponsored events and death in family, our policy makes reference to unusual circumstances which opens the door for interpretation .. By the way, IMO Beth's students tell her why they are absent because she is a very popular and personable instructor ...
========================== John W. Kulig, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Coordinator, Psychology Honors Plymouth State University Plymouth NH 03264 ========================== From: "Beth Benoit" <beth.ben...@gmail.com> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <tips@fsulist.frostburg.edu> Sent: Monday, May 11, 2015 07:15:53 PM Subject: Re: [tips] Student excuses Mine seem to always have a "personal issue." Clearly, that covers anything and everything. I have a blanket two absences only rule. They don't need to tell me what their "personal issue" is (though they usually do, for some reason...I guess hoping I'll extend the number of absences they're allowed, though I almost never do) and I suggest they save those two for emergencies. If they miss a test (I give four throughout the semester), they take a makeup on the day of the final. Beth Benoit On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 6:42 PM, Tim Shearon < tshea...@collegeofidaho.edu > wrote: > Robin > Mine seem to have hard disk crashes very frequently during the end of term > (I've > been putting warnings about backing up and keeping hard copies of each draft > for some time). But is it just me or do more Grandfathers seem to be dying all > of a sudden? > Tim > -----Original Message----- > From: Robin Musselman [mailto: rmussel...@lccc.edu ] > Sent: Monday, May 11, 2015 4:38 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: [tips] Student excuses > Talking to a colleague today about student excuses and I mentioned that dead > grandmothers have been replaced by.....? > I'm fairly certain the substitute was mentioned on this list, but I just can't > remember. Anyone who can help me? > Robin Musselman > rmussel...@lccc.edu > Sent from my iPhone > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: tshea...@collegeofidaho.edu . > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13545.bae00fb8b4115786ba5dbbb67b9b177a&n=T&l=tips&o=44692 > or send a blank email to > leave-44692-13545.bae00fb8b4115786ba5dbbb67b9b1...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: beth.ben...@gmail.com . > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13105.b9b37cdd198e940b73969ea6ba7aaf72&n=T&l=tips&o=44693 > or send a blank email to > leave-44693-13105.b9b37cdd198e940b73969ea6ba7aa...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: ku...@mail.plymouth.edu . To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13338.f659d005276678c0696b7f6beda66454&n=T&l=tips&o=44694 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-44694-13338.f659d005276678c0696b7f6beda66...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@mail-archive.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=44700 or send a blank email to leave-44700-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
