tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post147350210154557899..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Is someone trying to set me up?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-21938069471917589862010-07-29T00:12:21.725-04:002010-07-29T00:12:21.725-04:00My experience has been that the ones who come acro...My experience has been that the ones who come across as this needy out of the gate are the first ones to drop the class. And that's all students who come on this strong, not just those who self-identify with disabilities and make lots of demands. I think they may have some ideal professor in mind who's going to be the answer to all their problems, but nothing I do will ever be enough.<brEnglishDochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12046114978214062491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-26655441250147579622010-07-28T19:51:34.201-04:002010-07-28T19:51:34.201-04:00I think you're absolutely right, Bella, that t...I think you're absolutely right, Bella, that this student is asking for a private professor, and you aren't paid that much. Student Support will be able to tell them what assistance is available to them, and will be able to provide that assistance. You did the right thing in referring the student to that office. From the sound of it, you couldn't possibly give this student as much Merely Academichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00452389428113097744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-33915049814292546622010-07-28T19:42:12.863-04:002010-07-28T19:42:12.863-04:00Bella, I"m not sure you can meet the requirem...Bella, I"m not sure you can meet the requirements that this student seems to be asking for. He or she says: "Someone who is willing to work with me hand in hand in other words close"<br /><br />This reads "a whole lot of hours that prevent you from doing many other things that also deserve/require your time and attention."<br /><br />I'm not trying to be a big ol'Dr. Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01544814759723000405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-19674219411375311402010-07-28T19:41:05.784-04:002010-07-28T19:41:05.784-04:00Best to always send students like this to the prop...Best to always send students like this to the proper authority first, Bella, or else they may sabotage a class or your career because they MIGHT feel slighted that you "refuse to help" (as has been shouted at me more than once).The_Mythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621186404597424842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-11173582601626010492010-07-28T19:28:15.978-04:002010-07-28T19:28:15.978-04:00Cookes, and others: This person has difficulty wit...Cookes, and others: This person has difficulty with written grammar, not with communication skills. Grammar is probably still too broad of a classification.<br /><br />Communication skills need to be judged against communication intent, and this person appears to have gotten the point across just fine.<br /><br />I know scores of people with degrees who have excellent writing skills, but who are Misanthropologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03063030360577402013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-13691948897040867122010-07-28T17:15:12.558-04:002010-07-28T17:15:12.558-04:00I don't think the student is deaf. When she l...I don't think the student is deaf. When she left a message on my office line, she spoke with a pronounced stutter, but not with the kind of voice I have heard deaf people use when they have, say, partial hearing. I called the Student Support Services office right away on this one. They have never heard of her. So naturally I gave her all the information about that office in my reply email.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-28056764151776096582010-07-28T16:56:20.595-04:002010-07-28T16:56:20.595-04:00Deaf students tend not to leave phone messages.Deaf students tend not to leave phone messages.Nonny Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10176684516233583479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-27894842174586208872010-07-28T16:39:10.129-04:002010-07-28T16:39:10.129-04:00If the student is deaf, I would assume a transcrib...If the student is deaf, I would assume a transcriber will be attending classes with him/her. This has been my experience with deaf students. However, I do not think this student is deaf. Nevertheless, as has already been mentioned, this student needs to work closely with the office at your institution designated to assist students with disabilities. Although the student's situation may sethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11369370141483141731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-78589066932839598822010-07-28T16:15:16.382-04:002010-07-28T16:15:16.382-04:00At my institution there is an "Accessibility&...At my institution there is an "Accessibility" office, or "Students With Disabilities", or something like that, and all arrangements for special accommodations for students who need them are done with that office, who handles it for the student. If your institution has anything like that you need to refer the student there.Merely Academichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00452389428113097744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-69677974865793598312010-07-28T16:10:15.774-04:002010-07-28T16:10:15.774-04:00Whether the student has a real disability or not, ...Whether the student has a real disability or not, the fact remains: This student has HORRIBLE communication skills. <br /><br />This, in turn, calls upon us to answer this super-duper uncomfortable question, for which many of you more touchy-feely types (and others!) will want to set me aflame in the public square:<br /><br />Should we give degrees to students with atrocious communication No Cookieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17722547269501795463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-43950370990321114372010-07-28T15:52:24.171-04:002010-07-28T15:52:24.171-04:00The absolute first thing to do is make sure this s...The absolute first thing to do is make sure this student has been identified by the office of student affairs, or whoever deals with accomodations at your university. If this student has documented disabilities, the school needs to know. If, however, what the student is angling for is special accomodations when there is no accomodations plan, s/he needs to be sent to the office of student StellafromSparksburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17584701718285662953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-10296473967958439692010-07-28T15:28:15.440-04:002010-07-28T15:28:15.440-04:00I don't know. I think this one might actually ...I don't know. I think this one might actually be reasonable. The student lets you know up front what you'd be getting into. Sure, there's no need for permission, but that's why this student is so considerate in the first place. He/she doesn't want to burden you, and wants to know outright if he/she would be a burden to you. This is a request for permission, which you shouldn&#Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151397623809294434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-41066711671935634672010-07-28T15:20:52.355-04:002010-07-28T15:20:52.355-04:00I would tread lightly on this one.
Is this stude...I would tread lightly on this one. <br /><br />Is this student deaf? I ask because the way that he or she writes reminds me of previous experiences with deaf writers - particularly the way that he or she wrote "in tensions" instead of intentions, how there are no misspellings, and the other non-sequential bits of text that can still be deciphered. <br /><br />Deaf students are fine in Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04167509332241800866noreply@blogger.com