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Effective Office Hours
When a Student is in Personal Difficulty
Helping Students Handle Their 'Distress'
Working With Angry Students
Motivating Students
Maintaining Professional Relationships
In the Classroom . . . |
In the Classroom...
- Lisa, a TA for a fist year science class is surprised that one of her
students Mike has failed the lab exams to date and the first midterm.
Mike speaks knowledgeably about the topics, asks great questions, and is
very interested in the material. When Lisa questions Mike about the disparity
between his knowledge and his grades, Mike acknowledges that he becomes
so nervous before exams that he often vomits. He also tells her that he
quit a well paying job to return to school and now finds in his first semester
that he is very worried about doing well in his program. His mind blanks
out during exam situations, even with questions which he can otherwise
answer with ease. What would you do?
- A student calls you on the weekend (Saturday night) to ask you a mundane
question about their take-home research paper. The papers are not due
for another week, and you and the course instructor have office hours Mon,
Tues, Wed and Thurs, between now and when the papers are due. Moreover,
you have only given out your e-mail address and the office number (precisely
to avoid situations like this). You don't want students calling you at
home. What would you do?
- A student in your lab section appears to have a crush on you. The
individual has written you a letter indicating his/her feelings for you.
Possibly you have similar feelings toward the individual. How would
you deal with this situation?
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