Dear Tipsters,
Raechel's point is well taken. We should have a policy for exceptions, but the
granting of them must be done with care. One problem is that we often do not
know about the students who quietly work away, dealing with "personal issues",
and who never ask for a break. I always felt that I had to be careful when
granting an exception if I know of a similar case where no exception was sought.
The idea of thinking of what other students are doing also occurs when
discovering academic dishonesty. When I have discovered cheating or plagiarism,
I think not only of the very high achieving students who did honest work, but
also of the students who do not excel, but earn their mediocre grade honestly.
Sincerely,
Stuart
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"Floreat Labore"
"Recti cultus pectora roborant"
Stuart J. McKelvie, Ph.D., Phone: 819 822 9600 x 2402
Department of Psychology, Fax: 819 822 9661
Bishop's University,
2600 rue College,
Sherbrooke,
Québec J1M 1Z7,
Canada.
E-mail: [email protected] (or [email protected])
Bishop's University Psychology Department Web Page:
http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy
Floreat Labore"
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-----Original Message-----
From: Raechel Soicher [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: May 12, 2015 1:50 PM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)
Subject: Re: [tips] Student excuses
Whenever I start to think I need to be more flexible, I think of my students
who are successful in spite of true adversity.
Case in point, one of my students was unemployed, started the semester, her
mother backed over her infant daughter in the driveway, and the daughter was
subsequently in a full-body cast all semester.
In addition to this, the student then landed a full-time job (which was an
overnight shift at Wal-Mart) and so would come straight to school after work,
attend 3 classes, and then return home to be a caregiver to her immobile infant.
This student earned a B in my class and had very few absences, in addition to
communicating with me weekly about her situation (and NEVER requesting
exceptions to any course policies).
So many of my students amaze me, but it's always good to remind myself of the
ones that do so in a positive way.
Raechel Soicher
[email protected]
Santa Fe College
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