tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post1295771693189806008..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Advice for Junior Proffies - unsolicited but realUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-84908749320722490082013-08-19T18:49:15.885-04:002013-08-19T18:49:15.885-04:00What do you do when you don't have campus secu...What do you do when you don't have campus security? I am on a small commuter campus, and the nearest police are not really close enough to call. In fact, I don't believe we even have a protocol for dealing with behavioral issues. Or if we do, I am not aware of it...BurntChromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06055976331443607569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-72744372903525907092013-08-19T15:00:52.448-04:002013-08-19T15:00:52.448-04:00That makes such a big difference. I also had probl...That makes such a big difference. I also had problems with this until I discovered my chair would (and did) back me. But I will definitely cut problem students off faster next time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-26833265164642390862013-08-19T12:13:33.303-04:002013-08-19T12:13:33.303-04:00Thank you for all of the advice guys and gals!! I...Thank you for all of the advice guys and gals!! I know confrontation is the worst thing for me. Hir got kicked out of class once to speak to my department head. Students came to me to report the rude things they were saying about the lab instructor. He claimed we had to teach hir in their preferred way, since they have ADHD. Department head told them that this is not high school and we don&#Frennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17126693773120200776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-41291272441849721782013-08-19T12:03:51.003-04:002013-08-19T12:03:51.003-04:00This is delicious, PG. I think I have a little bi...This is delicious, PG. I think I have a little bit of a girl crush on you! Ha-ha! Please don't be weirded out. I have teenagers----they talk like this all the time!<br />Bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15686242633678466958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-64906825306030047122013-08-19T11:30:23.389-04:002013-08-19T11:30:23.389-04:00I had a very similar experience with a drama queen...I had a very similar experience with a drama queen creationist. She later tried to friend me on Facebook (WTF?), and I ignored her with glee.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-39028495774550196292013-08-19T11:22:30.566-04:002013-08-19T11:22:30.566-04:00Excellent ideas. I'm writing my syllabus right...Excellent ideas. I'm writing my syllabus right now and will include the behavioral contract. <br /><br />BTW, I was not suggesting that proffies leave the classroom to make the call. Thanks for clarifying that, Bella.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-28586202092517680832013-08-18T18:04:11.661-04:002013-08-18T18:04:11.661-04:00Indeed. Start off hard-assed. And dress the part. ...Indeed. Start off hard-assed. And dress the part. Even if it is 100 degrees in the shade: wear a suit jacket that has enough padding to make SQUARE SHOULDERS. Jeans and dress boots go nicely with that. Practice walking around with your shoulders thrown back, nice and assertive, like you own the place. Walk the room as you talk - and look for the guys you are going to nail to the wall. <br /><br /Suzy from Square Statehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03085856052108645578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-38041670012228104762013-08-18T13:00:07.998-04:002013-08-18T13:00:07.998-04:00This is such great advice, Proffie Galore. I too h...This is such great advice, Proffie Galore. I too had the overly nice socialization hurt me in the classroom. I had one very conservative "Christian White Men are the Most Persecuted people in America!" type of student. I tried very very hard to make him feel comfortable in spite of his biased comments. I just encouraged him to open himself to multiple reactions being okay, and to lose Academic Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086078244493768565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-76354521644667005812013-08-18T11:40:14.945-04:002013-08-18T11:40:14.945-04:00I like that approach. Start out hard and get nice...I like that approach. Start out hard and get nicer. <br /><br />The Strelnikov School of Classroom Behavior. Find a slacker the first day and eviscerate him. The rest will fall in line quickly. Or call Irma Brown. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejE9FN82O2s<br /><br />Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331203839723194193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-25727255531978265522013-08-18T11:35:39.436-04:002013-08-18T11:35:39.436-04:00I've never had an open challenge in class, pro...I've never had an open challenge in class, probably because I make a point on the first week to "let them know who's boss". I even did that as an assistant professor. It's a little tricky, since you have to be clear, yet friendly enough to avoid creating an antagonistic atmosphere in class. <br /><br />That's one reason I refrain from "getting personal" with Peter Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754472537710161295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-25437930661342458542013-08-18T11:25:40.361-04:002013-08-18T11:25:40.361-04:00Good point. I have to remember to store the campus...Good point. I have to remember to store the campus police number on my cell. It has never happened, but I'd have no problem doing it if somebody refused to leave. It's right there in the Handbook: "disruption of instruction".Peter Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754472537710161295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-9910136023156379102013-08-18T10:56:52.766-04:002013-08-18T10:56:52.766-04:00I like Bella's idea of a behavior contract. I...I like Bella's idea of a behavior contract. I have no problems kicking a student out of class for being a disruptive asshole, but I never thought to make them sign something before they are allowed to come back in. <br /><br />I do have behavior guidelines and consequences in my syllabus, and I go in guns blazing on the first day. I also make them sign the last page of the syllabus statingkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10758001473313265911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-2713061309471822182013-08-18T08:42:36.824-04:002013-08-18T08:42:36.824-04:00I totally agree that you need to have your own lis...I totally agree that you need to have your own list of behaviors that will get students booted from the class. Then, you need to follow through. It is awkward the first time you do it----I still remember! I told the student to leave, he refused, I called security. I did not leave to call---we have a phone in the classroom. I told the student I was calling, I called, he had a fit, and Bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15686242633678466958noreply@blogger.com