tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post2986488335934958188..comments2023-10-29T06:41:23.910-07:00Comments on Halfway There: Playing hookyZenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-35720148809747870492007-11-21T10:59:00.000-08:002007-11-21T10:59:00.000-08:00Yikes.Glad to see I'm not the only teacher that ha...Yikes.<BR/><BR/>Glad to see I'm not the only teacher that has this happen.<BR/><BR/>Of course, a good number of freshmen do have trouble scheduling an appropriate class load that they can balance with work.<BR/><BR/>There's a lot of growing up to do between the hand-holding that goes on in High School and the maturity required for college. Some do better than others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-36161982119998733652007-11-11T07:15:00.000-08:002007-11-11T07:15:00.000-08:00I must say that I do not like the uniform College ...I must say that I do not like the uniform College Algebra final that was introduced last year. (passing the final = passing the class. The exact grade depends on the rest of the term). I especially don't like the lack of partial credit. <BR/><BR/>But the non-students now disappear quickly and the students have attendance that ranges from 75% - 100%. <BR/><BR/>In the past hopeless non-students would show up and disappear at various points during the term. I remember most clearly expecting some old faces whose names I'd never learned to show up the day before the final to demand help, extra credit, make-ups, or a review sheet.<BR/><BR/>I guess I'd like to modify the exam, but in this case the existence of a high stakes exam has helped.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-44096040853330265982007-11-10T09:36:00.000-08:002007-11-10T09:36:00.000-08:00Wow. I have to say that I'd not only hold them res...Wow. I have to say that I'd not only hold them responsible for the material the substitute covered, I wouldn't make it up for them in any way.The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-75845867046879068272007-11-09T08:19:00.000-08:002007-11-09T08:19:00.000-08:00Ah yes- I have similar problems with students. Th...Ah yes- I have similar problems with students. The good ones are great, but the others... Not so much.<BR/><BR/>I teach a Tuesday-Thursday class in anatomy and physiology. It's not terribly difficult material and involves primarily memorization, although I try not to force the students to memorize more than I think they can handle.<BR/><BR/>Each Thursday I give an exam that covers the last week's material (plus some of the earlier stuff so they don't forget it) and last night I had two students show up who simply didn't want to take the exam.<BR/><BR/>The first has had 'some police troubles' and had missed class because of child care problems and those police troubles (i.e. was in jail for a week). The other just hadn't studied.<BR/><BR/>In both cases I am allowing the students to take the exam later (although after a lecture about unfairness to the other students and the importance of showing up to class prepares). Further, my policy is to allow tests to be made up anytime - it's not that much work for me (multiple choice, matching and fill-in-the-blank) and I have found that it makes absolutely no difference to the student. Rather, 'student' - as you say, they aren't really taking any responsibility for their own education at all!<BR/><BR/>The one difference is that as I work for one of those business schools, there is a policy that requires me to call my students up if they miss too much school - as though I am their parent and they are not actually adults!<BR/><BR/>I haven't yet run into the problem of rudeness to substitutes - generally, if they don't want to be there, they don't show up at all...<BR/><BR/>cheers-Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13131029895256671059noreply@blogger.com