Seriously, these are my students lately:
So, what's a professor to do? Dole out extra help to slackers? Help those who are willing to put in the effort? I don't want to be a "parent" and tell these kids to suck it up and realize this is real life, but the temptation is certainly there!
Also, there's an interview of me here, on Arianne Cruz's fun blog. Stop on by and say hello, and find out if I've ever had any crazy fan experiences (though, probably, you can guess the answer to that just from reading this post).
Oh, and tomorrow, I have my first radio interview. I'm SO beyond nervous!!
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Do you still have helicopter parents at the college level? I hate this attitude also, but in high school we are expected to coddle them to a certain extent - well certain parents, certain administrators. It makes me insane.
ReplyDeleteI personally haven't had helicopter parents, but I've had friends who have. It's nuts. Makes me nuts. Ahhh, but at least the review session went okay today (I hope!).
DeleteYou are nicer than I am. I'd tell the "Welcome to the real world" and not feel bad about it. *Hugs* for the grading that comes next.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Ugh--grading. So not my favorite part :/
DeleteHmmm, sounds familiar!
ReplyDeletelol, I know you know what I mean :)
DeleteI'm two years out of undergrad. Never again. (College, that is.)
ReplyDeleteThat meme may or may not have been me at some points, though. ;) Especially since my birthday always fell during midterms and um duh.
lol!! You are in good company for identifying with the meme--I was just a nerd I think :) Most people do!
DeleteIn general I'm a good student! I promise :D It's usually when I have three exams in one day that my laziness decides that it wants to kick into overdrive :P I don't bomb exams too often, but if I do I know full well that it was my fault haha.
ReplyDeleteI soooo don't miss those 3 exams in one day college times. No fun! I would sleep for like 12 hours after always!
DeleteHi Meradeth,
ReplyDeleteI began teaching junior high level in the early days and spent my last 20 years as a community college professor. Those junior high kids prepared me well by forcing me to draw the connection between their work and their grades.
Some of the things that I started with my junior high kids that still worked with my college students:
1. Gave weekly quizzes and/or assignments. The more work, the greater their chances of passing, especially since I didn't take late work or do makeup tests.
2. Chopped semester into quarters and had students compute their own grades and tell me what they earned. I even created a form (Brown's Grade Barometer) where they recorded their grades as papers were returned. Even when computerized grades kicked in, we still reviewed them every 4 weeks or so.
As a student I never liked waiting until midterms or finals to know how I was doing. I didn't want my students to have to wait either. They got feedback early and frequently.
I know what you're thinking: wasn't it a lot of work for me? At first, yes. But as the years went by and computers entered the picture, I found ways to streamline my work. It made for happy teacher-student relationhips.