Hi Beth,
I can relate to what you have experienced. A student of mine
once complained that I spent too much time in my intro class talking
about sex (it was the chapter on motivation...). Anyhow, my Chair at the
time told me that I should perhaps be careful when discussing
"sensitive" issues. I told her that if a student (mature, she was in her
50's) could not take a discussion on sexuality as a motivating force on
behaviour, then she should simply not attend the class!
Anyhow, I say this because I find it unfortunate that one single event
has made you stop what seemed to work for you. Overall, one student
complaining out of the many you photographed, that's not too high an
average, is it?
Cheers!
Jean-Marc
Beth Benoit wrote:
I did the picture-taking (and stapling them on an index card with the
student's name) until a student went to the dean and complained that I
invaded her privacy and traumatized her by taking her picture. I was
dumbfounded. I always preface the picture-taking by saying that if
anyone strongly prefers that I not take their picture, I won't. But
I've stopped taking the pictures since then. And my remembering is
the worse for it.
Beth Benoit
Granite State College
Portsmouth NH
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