Friday, September 24, 2010

Test the Instructor's strength....

There will usually be ONE student that tries to see how far they can go to get you to either do the homework or check the homework before they submit it. The issue I have with a student is that he specifically asked me if I would "look at" his work and let him know what he did wrong...this was during the first class meeting. I clearly told him and the rest of the class that I would answer specific questions pertaining to assignments. The funny thing is that this same student emails me and tells me that he really needed to meet with me, but didn't state what the meeting agenda would be about. I responded and asked for his specific questions/issues that he was having and would provide him with guidance. He sends his ONE question and I responded with guidance to his issues (this same answer was available to him within the eLearning module, so it appears that he did not read). However, this student goes over the edge and starts makes accusations that I would not meet with him or help him. Luckily, Dr. Lewis requested to see the communications between this student and I, which made the student really nervous because he knew his acquisitions were not true. Documentation is key!!!

Just last night, this same student asked me again if I would review one of his assignments and tell him if it is correct. Of course, I made it clear that if he had questions that I would guide him, but would not provide answers. Let's see what his strategy will be to make it seem like the instructor will not help him this go-around or maybe he will finally realize that I will not sway to his demands.

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