Payam, I am starting to think you are just trying to get people's goat. but in case these are sincere quandries, I will reply. First, I only have maybe 3 of those problems you stated. If I ever offer extra credit, all students take me up on it. If I ever see a student sleep in class, I meet with him or her and usually find out he/she has a family, a full time job, and 3 other classes besides mine. I cut him/her some slack. But my classes are generally engaging, doing a lot of group work and hands-on activities and I rarely have more than a handful of "apathetic" students. Most students want to do well and need to be slowly guided, and sometimes kicked in the butt, to be able to do so. When you treat them with respect, make the class exciting, interesting, genuineley WANT to be there, it shows. Now I have to admit that when I taught community college, my dept. chair warned me that routinely 1/3 of the class would fail and to not feel bad about that. She told me to focus on the 2/3 who tried, who did their work, etc. So if you are at a community college, you have a more challenging population that often has so many other issues that school cannot be a top priority. And if you are an empathic human being, you will certainly understand where they are coming from. I'd say focus on the ones who overcome great odds and get an education. But I'd say you need to do a lot of work on yourself. I found that once I started meditating, my whole attitude changed and students no longer annoyed me as they used to. best of luck if these are real issues you face. by the way, i've never had a student leave early without telling me beforehand. perhaps they have entered into a relationship with me of mutual respect. who knows.
Payam Heidary wrote: > For Retta and those who still are not convinced with > the problem of APATHY among college students then how > do you explain the following? > > 1. How do you explain students constantly coming late > to class? > 2. How do you explain students constantly leaving > early from class? > 3. How do you explain excessive student absences "no > shows"? > 4. How do you explain students SLEEPING in class? > 5. How do you explain students non-participation in > class discussions? > 6. How do you explain students never or rarely asking > questions in class? > 7. How do you explain students not using office hours? > 8. How do you explain students not showing up for > exams or quizzes "no shows." > 9. How do you explain students not turning in > assignments when you give them ample time to work on > it and to seek assistance before the due date? > 10. How do you explain students not taking advantage > of extra credit opportunities to earn bonus points to > increase their grades when they clearly need it? > 11. How do you explain students not taking notes in > class? > 12. How do you explain students not using > tape-recorders in class when you recommend it to them? > > I can go on forever....... > > Do you still think none of the above is attributed to > APATHY? > > There is one simple answer to all this and that is > STUDENT APATHY. But I should also note that apathy is > not only a problem among college students. It is also > a problem in our society and in the general > population. > > Payam Heidary > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Find a job, post your resume. > http://careers.yahoo.com > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- *********** Tasha R. Howe, Ph.D Assistant Professor of Psychology (Developmental) Transylvania University 300 N. Broadway Lexington, KY 40508 Phone: (859) 233-8144 FAX: (859) 281-3507 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.transy.edu/homepages/thowe/ftpdpages/index2.html Another website I created: http://www.scbwi-midsouth.com/ --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
