Nacy is 100% correct and I could not agree with her more! Payam
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Tipsters: > > Ed Pollak wrote: > > I couldn't disagree more. On our periodic > evaluations of their instructors, > our students are asked to indicate what grade they > expect to receive in the > course. Virtually none of them indicate that they > expect to get Ds or Fs > despite the fact that at least 1/3 of receive those > grades. The idea that > students cannot answer this question correctly in > the face of indisputable > evidence suggests to me that they would be even more > (self)delusional with > your approach. Besides, so many of them have > trouble computing a simply > percentage so how could expect them to accurately > weight the grades on the > various tests, quizzes & assignments. > > > I guess I don't view it as my responsibility to help > them 1) deal with their > delusions or 2) perpetuate the refusal to learn to > do simple math. If they > are that clueless, I doubt it would matter if I > tattooed their grades > individually on their foreheads. > > We are supposed to challenge them as adult learners. > Therefore I refuse to > infantilize them. My philosophy (right or wrong) is > that part of what we are > supposed to do at college level (hell, at every > level in education) is teach > them to think for themselves. If they are going > along expecting an A, and > they get an F, well, that's a lesson for them too. > > Nancy Melucci > LACCD > > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yahoo.com --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
