Timeline for Was my student being disrespectful by using shouting language in her email to me?
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| Sep 17, 2020 at 20:12 | comment | added | Captain Emacs | @RiversMcForge Well, they could always argue that they should have been told earlier :-) I like to avoid giving them such an option. | |
| Sep 17, 2020 at 20:03 | comment | added | Rivers McForge | @CaptainEmacs Unless this is the final assignment of the entire course, I don't necessarily think it is bad form to give this advice in response to a student near-deadline (in tandem with actually helping them, obviously), even if it has not been explicitly given at the start of the course. Perhaps especially if it has not been explicitly given at the start of the course, you want to make the point clear now so that if/when it happens again, the student no longer has ignorance as an excuse. | |
| Sep 17, 2020 at 8:44 | comment | added | Alice | Yes, I did do that one week before the starting of the semester and I posted it on their moodle. | |
| Sep 17, 2020 at 0:54 | comment | added | Captain Emacs | Happy with the change. You had already a +1 from me from earlier, but consider it given again. | |
| Sep 16, 2020 at 23:19 | history | edited | chasly - supports Monica | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Sep 16, 2020 at 23:13 | comment | added | Captain Emacs | In short, your suggestion is good much ahead of the deadline. A terser version, after the deadline if the student complains. A response completely focused on solving the problem at hand (if at all feasible) shortly before the deadline. | |
| Sep 16, 2020 at 23:11 | comment | added | Captain Emacs | In the moment the student panics, it is not a good timing to give them advice on high level perspectives. I would give them this type of instruction at the beginning of the course or enough weeks ahead of the deadline. Or else, if they start accusing the lecturer after the fact, then you could respond with: "As I told you you are expected to ...". If they unload accusations upon the lecturer, they have brought any condescending tone upon themselves. But shortly before the deadline, all I would do is to focus on what precisely can be done to solve the particular problem they are facing. | |
| Sep 16, 2020 at 22:59 | comment | added | chasly - supports Monica | @Captain Emacs - If you have a better wording then I'm interested. Different people say the same thing in different ways. | |
| Sep 16, 2020 at 22:56 | comment | added | Captain Emacs | While in principle I agree with you and your message, the "instruction" part transports a tinge of condescension; especially if the student is under stress. You may not get the response you hope to get if you use this strategy as advertised. | |
| Sep 16, 2020 at 19:51 | history | answered | chasly - supports Monica | CC BY-SA 4.0 |