What's next? I'm afraid one of these days I'll have an advisee who will say "I'm not really good at getting a Ph.D., but I would like to be a college professor". What advice would I give especially with some of the accommodations?
Marte Fallshore wrote: > Fellow Tipsters: > > Earlier this quarter, I had a student come to me and tell me that he was working > with disabilities support services (DSS) because he has limited short-term memory. > My first thought was, "college is gonna be really hard for you". I also admire his > persistence and willingness to try. However, yesterday he came to me and asked to be > able to use his notes during tests, something no one else is allowed to do. This > request was supposedly instigated by the director of DSS. This is an intro psych > class, and I use multiple-choice tests as it is a large class. Has anyone else ever > run into this type of issue? How did you handle it? Not to sound like an > intellectual snob, but it seems to me college may not be the best place for a > student with this type of brain injury. Thanks in advance for the thoughtful > responses I expect to get, > > Marte Fallshore > > ************************************************ > Marte Fallshore > Department of Psychology > Room 462 > Central Washington University > Ellensburg, WA 98926-7575 > > 509/963-3670 > 509/963-2307 (fax) > > I teach for free; they pay me to grade. (anon) > > ************************************************ > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Steven M. Specht, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology Department of Psychology Utica College Utica, NY 13502 (315) 792-3171 "unanswered questions are less dangerous than unquestioned answers" --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
