Donald: Don't meet with the student alone. Have a colleague with you, or, the
chair of the department. You'll feel safer, less likely to be misquoted, and the
student will get the message that this is serious.
Donald Carter Davis wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> I am facing, and dreading, a confrontation with a rather volatile student
> tomorrow, and I'd love to hear any advice you might have to prevent
> an explosion...
>
> This student is very entitled, if not downright spoiled, has an extremely
> low frustration tolerance, and is a bully. Her classmates have finally
> come to me to ask me to stop demanding their homework to copy and turn
> in as her own. I wish they'd stand up to her, but the buck must ultimately
> stop with me.
>
> Most recently this student took a students paper, copied it, and then
> when I confronted her, lied to me and told me that she had worked with
> that student, which he (the guy whose paper she grabbed) denies.
>
> How can I get the message across that her antics will no longer be tolerated
> in a way that won't cause a screaming match? Thanks in advance...
>
> -- Don
>
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John W. Kulig [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Department of Psychology http://oz.plymouth.edu
Plymouth State College tel: (603) 535-2468
Plymouth NH USA 03264 fax: (603) 535-2412
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"The only rational way of educating is to be an example - if
one can't help it, a warning example." A. Einstein, 1934.
