What about you single moms? Have have no control over their children who operate on "kid" time,not grown-up time. I had a Saturday 8:00 AM class one semester where every student but one was single mom and having raised three myself, patience and tolerance seems less stressful.
>>> "Del Thomas Ph. D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 01/31/06 8:22 AM >>> Hi, Isn't this punitive? Why not reward those who come on time and promote adaptive learning? Del Theodore Wagenaar wrote: >I teach Intro at 8 as well. I've found that I need to have a strict >attendance policy.More than5 mins late = 1/2 absence, more than 15 = 1 >absence. Students dropped at 4th absence. > >I also do a lot of discussion, but it is focused around specific >readings and videos. Variety is the key. > > > >
