Timeline for Student is almost always late, and expects me to re-explain everything he missed
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| Nov 28 at 13:55 | comment | added | lucidbrot | @Kristian "then perhaps gently explain to him that" I don't think if it is the case you need to be very gentle - a "I won't give a summary every time, if it is just for you, and just because you were late" is clear and polite enough. However, make sure they do not get the feeling that asking any question is bad. If you agree with this, perhaps you could state that specific questions are ok (and could actually even be asked during the lecture because other students probably also did not get it) | |
| Nov 27 at 21:44 | comment | added | Edwin Buck | It's an anecdote, but I nearly always slept in my Linear Algebra class. One day, the professor (who had their own ideas of why I was sleeping) finally asked why I was sleeping. I mentioned to him that my "day" started at 6 or 8 PM the night before, where I managed a grocery store, where I helped restock the shelves, reorder goods, etc, until about 6 AM, when I would then get on a bus because I didn't trust myself to drive in such a tired state, to drag into his class just before 7:30 AM (it was a rare, early class). When he realized my schedule, his comment was "you can sleep in my class" | |
| Nov 27 at 7:52 | comment | added | Neinstein | @Kristian As a downside, this can result in a negative evaluation from the student at the end of the semester. If you do care about this, it’s probably better to explain your reasons at the first occurrence. | |
| Nov 26 at 21:00 | comment | added | Kristian | Thanks again. Yeah, I know it's a fine line, and I honestly like to help students! It just feels like much of the time I have to spend on this student could have been avoided had the student simply showed up on time. Sometimes he doesn't even ask a specific question, but just asks if I can review the material I covered at the beginning of class and the only reasons he gives is "because I was late". I might take a gentle approach first,, and then, if it does not help, ratch it up a little notch. | |
| Nov 26 at 19:57 | comment | added | TooTea | @Kristian Perhaps even better to be less gentle and more blunt in telling him this behaviour isn't acceptable. If he shows up 20 minutes late for work every other day, many (most?) employers will not be happy at all; depending on locale this might even be enough for disciplinary action or termination. College is meant to prepare people for the professional world, which includes respecting basic rules of the workplace. Being way too kind and tolerant to a student can actually harm said student in the long run. | |
| Nov 26 at 18:35 | comment | added | Kristian | @TooTea: Thank you for your reply! I think I will ask him politely next time why he so often comes late to class. And if the reason simply is laziness, then perhaps gently explain to him that when you are a college student, you can not, as a general rule, expect lecturers to go over the material more than once. | |
| Nov 26 at 16:57 | comment | added | TooTea | @Kristian It might work differently in some cultures, but I would in general assume that if the student had a decent reason to be late, they would have shared it with you right away. "Sorry I was late since I had to drop off my child at the daycare which only opens at 8. Could you tell me what I missed?" If the student does this repeatedly and still doesn't feel like explaining, that IMHO strongly suggests they don't really have a decent reason and are just abusing your tolerance and kindness. | |
| Nov 26 at 14:01 | history | edited | MisterMiyagi | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Nov 26 at 9:29 | comment | added | Kristian | Thanks! I believe I will ask, in a polite manner, if there is a reason why the student is late. You arer right - it quite a different story if the student has issues with health/family versus if the tardiness is simply caused by the student being lazy. If the latter is the case, then I will try to encourage the student to be on time, and explain that I sometimes need my break time too. | |
| Nov 26 at 9:11 | history | answered | MisterMiyagi | CC BY-SA 4.0 |