You guys...why do you even bother to bite?  

Kathryn Brownson
Hope College
Holland, MI

At 02:53 PM 12/7/01 -0600, you wrote:
>I loaned a student 35 cents for a soda earlier in the semester and that
>Jesus freak still hasn't paid me back.  I've put a bounty out for her,
>so if any of you would like to be a mercenary-for-hire, just let me
>know.  But give me a moment please, I'm having a moment of silence for
>George Harrison and don't want to be interrupted...
>
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>Roderick D. Hetzel, Ph.D.
>Department of Psychology
>LeTourneau University
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Shearon, Tim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
>> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 1:57 PM
>> To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences
>> Subject: RE: student's loan
>> 
>> 
>> Sure- And the university would be justified in firing you and 
>> the student would be justified in suing you . . . Michael- 
>> You showed poor judgement in loaning a student money. Don't 
>> compound it. Write it off and don't repeat it. My advice 
>> (beyond DON"T DO IT) is that if you sincerely believe a 
>> student needs the money, that it is your responsibility to 
>> take care of it, and that no one else can or will help them, 
>> then put a $100.00 bill into their next handout and consider 
>> it passed forward. Surely someone helped you along the way to 
>> your PhD. I'd seriously think about whether I'm establishing 
>> appropriate boundaries with my students to ensure you are 
>> doing the best you can for them as their teacher if you are 
>> in that kind of double relationship to be exchanging money. 
>> It may BE purely platonic and harmless- I can assure you that 
>> it isn't going to look that way to a Dean or Provost if 
>> problems result. Tim Shearon
>> 
>> **********************************************
>> Timothy O. Shearon, Ph.D.
>> Department of Psychology (Chairperson)
>> Albertson College of Idaho
>> Caldwell, Idaho
>> 
>> ph- 208-459-5840 
>> 
>> teaching interests: neuropsychology, history of psychology, 
>> developmental (topical), intro
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Michael Sylvester [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 7:52 AM
>> To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences
>> Subject: student's loan
>> 
>> 
>>  
>> I loaned a student $100 to take care of some pressing 
>> financial problem. As of this date the loan has not been 
>> repaid. Would I be justified in witholding his grade till I 
>> get my money back?
>> 
>> Michael Sylvester,PhD
>> Daytona Beach,Florida
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