I too have worried about accepting small gifts or cards from students after
the close of the semester. Usually it is something that the student in
question has made and though I treasure such things as momentos and/or
concrete reinforcements, I wonder whether it is good practice to accept
How do you decline the gifts? I have received a small plaque extolling the
virtues of teachers, a framed stamp honoring teachers, a small bud vase (I like
flowers from my garden in my office), a coffee mug or two, a calendar or two,
countless cards, etc. I think that to refuse them would take
While discussing drugs in my intro. class, I happened to mention that,
probably due to my age and other variables, I've never been offered a joint
(of marijuana) nor even been in a place where my peers were smoking it. (I
excluded things like concerts. And I know what pot smells like.)
In
Recently I have been receiving invitations from the Fraternity and Sorority
organizations to dinner. I guess they have some kind of a program to get to know the
faculty members better.they are a few students in my class who belong to those Greek
organizations.
I just hope that this is not an
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Recently I have been receiving invitations from
I must agree with Klatsky. While accepting a dinner invitation at a
fraternity or sorority is appropriate, since the invitation came from the
organization itself and these organizations have a connection with the
college or university, permitting a student to pay for a meal regardless of
the
