In response to the comments about the student who requested an
adjustment in a deadline because his/her medication was changed and
created some nasty side effects.

I wonder - how would you respond if the student has written that he/she
had been in an auto accident and the pain medication prescribed for
their injuries has interfered with their ability to concentrate?

How do these two excuses differ? Are we holding students culpable for
problems related to treatment of mental illnesses but understand when
medical problems "outside their control" interfere with their ability to
study?

Claudia J. Stanny, Ph.D.                      
Director, Center for University Teaching, Learning, and Assessment

Associate Professor, Psychology
University of West Florida
Pensacola, FL  32514 - 5751
 
Phone:   (850) 857-6355 or  473-7435
e-mail:        [EMAIL PROTECTED]


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