Hey, I've got an idea. Why not just set up an email account with msn or gmail or whoever to use just for student contacts? I've never gotten a phone call that was so important that it had to be dealt with immediately, so checking emails several times a day sounds like it might work. I've been doing it for the last 8 years and once told my department chair that we could take my phone out so far as I was concerned since I had unlimited calling on my cell, I could use that for outgoing calls. If you don't want students to know your number if you do call them, you can block it.
So, no problem. ---- Original message ---- >Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 14:06:51 -0400 >From: "Bourgeois, Dr. Martin" <[email protected]> >Subject: RE: [tips] Florida State/no more land lines >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> > > If true, it seems to be a bad idea. Being forced to > give students your personal number, cell or > otherwise, seems improper. > > Bob Wildblood, PhD, HSPP Lecturer in Psychology Indiana University Kokomo Kokomo, IN 46904-9003 [email protected] - [email protected] 765-236-0583 - 765-776-1727 The soundest argument will produce no more conviction in an empty head than the most superficial declamation; as a feather and a guinea fall with equal velocity in a vacuum. - Charles Caleb Colton, author and clergyman (1780-1832) Not thinking critically, I assumed that the "successful" prayers were proof that God answers prayer while the failures were proof that there was something wrong with me. - Dan Barker, former preacher, musician (b. 1949) We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our schools. We must make sure that people who have the grades, the desire and the will, but not the money, can still get the best education possible. - Barack Obama, President of the United States of America --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
