The first thing that I would do is to get the student to sign a letter
authorizing you to be as candid as you would like. Next, I would tell th
student my reservations about their overall motivation. If, they still
wanted to list you as a reference, you are clear to do what your conscience
dictates.
Rip
Rip Pisacreta, Ph.D.
Professor, Psychology,
Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI 49307
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>From: Deborah Briihl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Recommendation for a student
>Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2000 12:20:45 -0500
>
>A student e-mailed me, asking for a recommendation for a job. I e-mailed
>her back and asked her what the job was about and a few other questions.
>This is her reply:
>
>In the interview he asked me what I thought you would say about me and I
>said that because you knew me on a more "professional (?)" level that you
>would prob. say that I was a good speaker (from Senior Seminar)...he told
>me that I would have to speak to crowds during meetings, and that I had
>been exposed to researching and reporting...because I will be reviewing
>credit and making decisions about the data given to me. I told him about my
>100 on my final (that may be an interesting topic to talk about :)
>
>Here's the problem. This student was barely a "C" student and her last
>semester she almost received a "D" in one of my courses. The _only_ reason
>she didn't was because she REALLY buckled down and studied for the last
>test and, indeed, received a 100. However, nothing else that she did even
>came close. She was an OK speaker, nothing special. Any suggestions on how
>I'm supposed to handle this phone call? Can I tell the interviewer about
>her other grades? I believe that she included me as a recommendation before
>I was asked.
>Deb
>
>Dr. Deborah S. Briihl
>Dept. of Psychology and Counseling
>Valdosta State University
>Valdosta, GA 31698
>(229) 333-5994
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>Well I know these voices must be my soul...
>Rhyme and Reason - DMB
>
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