A quick question for college students about encouragment - Page 5

Sponger15SB · #41 10-13-2005, 01:15 AM

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How would it make you feel? Is there something the instructor could write that would encourage you?

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If he doesn't care anyways, this note won't mean anything. If he is the type of guy who seems like he'd respond well to motivation, then by all means write something like this and also include something about coming into your office hours, contacting you, etc.

Its all up to the student though and if he is a lazy ass, most likely nothing you say or do will change him.

The Goober · #42 10-13-2005, 03:15 AM

The only problem is that you are assuming that you can tell how hard the student worked. If I turned in a real POS assignment, I would want to know why the assignment was lousy, not be told that I need to put in more effort.

This is, of course, assuming that you don't actually grade on effort.

New001 · #43 10-13-2005, 03:17 AM

I know I'd much rather prefer if you wrote something like "Please discuss your assignment with me after class or during office hours" or something. I guess it's okay if you don't have the time, but something like that should really be discussed in person.

#44 10-13-2005, 03:29 AM

Id drop the class too

CardSharpCook · #45 10-13-2005, 03:31 AM

did you do this? or is this just something you've considered doing?

The Yugoslavian · #46 10-13-2005, 03:33 AM

If I respected the instructor and I felt he/she was willing to help me directly and/or invest some amount of tutelege in me I'd feel very challenged and motivated.

Unless the class sucked donkey balls...and frankly, if I'm getting that message, I probably feel the class sucks big big donkey balls.

Yugoslav

The Yugoslavian · #47 10-13-2005, 03:34 AM

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How about if I put a <font color="red">Enjoy!</font> at the end?

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FYP

Yugoslav

ChipWrecked · #48 10-13-2005, 03:35 AM

Do you have an office on campus? Because when I got called into a prof's office, and was told not to be in there whining around Christmas, because he didn't need that kind of [censored], it was very motivating. I got the #3 score for all sections of the class on the final.

dibbs · #49 10-13-2005, 03:36 AM

I think it depends highly on how much effort I actually really put into it. If I ever got this note, I imagine I would have seen it coming, or would be absolutely shocked and realized that I finally landed in a real "college" class as compared to most courses even at the 300 level.

newhizzle · #50 10-13-2005, 03:39 AM

well, i dont have a major field of study yet, if i did, id probly take this seriously and try to get my act together, but if a teacher gave me this note now, id probly just think, "whatever, [censored] this stupid piece of [censored]," and say something like, "oh, ok i will do my best to do a better job next time, thanks"

what classes do you teach?