Interesting that the end of the article includes the comment that the sense of entitlement is not correlated with actually receiving higher grades. Seems the only consequence of expressing this attitude is to make professors angry at the student. :-)
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 (850) 473-7435 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Christopher D. Green [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tue 11/11/2008 11:37 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] 'Entitled' students expect good marks News article about a recent study of "academic entitlement" among college students. http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=376cc625-e38f-491b-b6f6-40926f124d02 Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================== --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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