Great! and I second that. Here however, we do provide Xtra credit but I try to offer options that do involve other opportunities to learn.
Gerald L. (Gary) Peterson, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Psychology Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI 48710 989-964-4491 [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward Pollak" <[email protected]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 8, 2010 7:48:56 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [tips] FW: you are awesome! With all the complaining we do about students, I just had to share the note I just received from of my intro psych students. And for the record, She only got a C+ on exam #1 & a B on exam #2. It made my day! Edward I. Pollak, Ph.D. Department of Psychology West Chester University of Pennsylvania ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Husband, father, grandfather, biopsychologist, & bluegrass fiddler...... in approximate order of importance. From: XXXXXXX Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 7:57 PM To: Pollak, Edward Subject: you are awesome! Dr. Pollak, I was re-reading the syllabus online when I noticed the words "extra credit" in bold; so, naturally, I read what it said: “There is no "extra credit." you either learn the material or you don't. The idea of allowing a failing student to do some alternative assignment in lieu of actually learning the material is, in my opinion, simply ridiculous.” Dr. Pollak, you are awesome. I am pretty sure reading that just made my day. Just thought I'd let you know! See you tomorrow for the exam. Cheers, XXXXXXX Chemistry-Biology, 2012 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] . To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd94b&n=T&l=tips&o=1843 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-1843-13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=1848 or send a blank email to leave-1848-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
