I should have said that different classes call for different strategies. I am guilty of the clinican's fallacy of generalizing from my general courses to upper division courses. Each class and each group of students in each college has its own culture. What will be accepted, resented, or manipulated depends on many factors. I think the incentive to take the exam on time comes from the "punishment" of having to schedule a time in the testing center, take the test under rather sterile conditions and doing more poorly as nearly all students do on makeups. As far as the resentment that some students feel, I cannot adjust my behavior to my perception of what my student's want. No matter what I do some students will resent my decision. I have slowly developed my strategy over 30 years of teaching. Adding that to the mix, I can say that my strategy works for me, perhaps not ideally and certainly no in every situation, but it works a majority of the time.
I appreciate your comments.
Harry Avis PhD
Sierra College
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