I often passed information onto my students that wasn't in their textbooks because it was stuff I learned while I was in industry. I thought I was doing them a special favour by passing on something from my own experiences and which might make their life on the job easier. When I was an undergrad, information like that, coming from someone who had been "out there", was highly prized and I paid attention.
Like the comic strip, I often got: "Will this be on the exam?" Over time, I cut back on that. If they were going to treat that information with such disrespect, they didn't deserve to hear it.
When students ask me that, I ask them if they want it on the exam. They are often astute in their observations about whether the discussion was important or not.
Lovely! The different perceptions about what we do and what it means is delicious.
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ReplyDeleteI often passed information onto my students that wasn't in their textbooks because it was stuff I learned while I was in industry. I thought I was doing them a special favour by passing on something from my own experiences and which might make their life on the job easier. When I was an undergrad, information like that, coming from someone who had been "out there", was highly prized and I paid attention.
ReplyDeleteLike the comic strip, I often got: "Will this be on the exam?" Over time, I cut back on that. If they were going to treat that information with such disrespect, they didn't deserve to hear it.
When students ask me that, I ask them if they want it on the exam. They are often astute in their observations about whether the discussion was important or not.
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