Re: Welcome to University? Fw: Test???

[Deb Briihl]

I get this question quite often. I explain to them that while moving my test may decrease their stress levels, it is entirely possible that other students have just as many assignments next week as they have this week and that by moving it, it increases the other students' stress loads. I have also asked the students if they went to their other instructors and asked them if they would move their exams. I used this last statement a lot when I first started teaching. Students would come to me and ask, beg, and argue for me to move my exam because it conflicted with someone else's in the dept. I told them that I would think about it ONLY if they also asked the other prof. to move his. And, after they told me that they didn't, couldn't, etc., I asked them why I should be the only one to change my schedule.

At 01:12 AM 11/1/2002 -0800, you wrote:

Good morning,

Well, thought I must share this with everyone, for
your end of the week enjoyment.  Speaking of
unmitigated gal!  While I contemplate my own reaction,
I wonder what some of you might say or do in
this situation!

>From an unnamed student e-mailing me the night before an exam....

> Hi! We are writing concerning the test on Nov 1. We
> and our friends have had a very hectic week with exams
> in the science department, biology on monday, and
> chemistry on tuesday, only leaving wednesday and
> tonight to study.  One of us had a political paper due
> on Oct 31, so really one of us only had tonight to
> study.  Although our friends and we were well aware of
> the test date, we could have studied the week before,
> only we were studying for our science exams and
> writing our papers for other courses.  This is really
> stressful to complete all these things and feel
> satisfied having enough time to fully prepare for a
> test.  We were wondering if it would be possible to
> write the test on Monday, Nov 4.  We personally don't
> feel satisfied having enough time to study for this
> test, and equally we don't feel were going to do as
> well.



Mike Lee
Dept. of Psychology
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada


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Dr. Deborah S. Briihl
Dept. of Psychology and Counseling
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA 31698
(229) 333-5994
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