First of all, You ARE Special :) I think more and more students are on meds from what I see and they may be more prone to go into such detail with you assuming you will understand what they're talking about. I wouldn't be surprised if they talk to other teachers and ask for extensions but with less detail about the specific meds.
Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---- Original message ---- >Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:24:39 -0500 >From: "William Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [tips] Am I special here? >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> > >Do you get excuses like this or is it because I am identified as a clinical >psychologist? This is an intro student, not an abnormal psych or clinical >methods student (although I teach those courses and they mostly all know that >I do). This kind of excuse seems to be more and more common for me. Should >student performance (and evaluation) be dependent on appropriate medications? >---------------------Quote >Prof. Scott, > >May I please take my exam on Tuesday? I want to take the exam a day later >because I am really struggling right now with motivation, the reason I am >struggling is because my psychiatrist wanted me to begin taking a mood >stabilizer, Trileptal, in addition to the Zoloft and Adderall that I am >already taking. Instead of feeling emotionally stable I have felt >overwhelmingly depressed, I have not been able to will myself into doing much >of anything, except sleep. The Trileptal was introduced on Wednesday night and >needless to say I have stopped taking it. May I please take the exam one day >later so that I may have some time to rest and recover? > >Sincerely, > >(a student doing poorly in the class) ------------Unquote > >--- >To make changes to your subscription contact: > >Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
