Re: Dear Other Professor Dudes

McMahone wrote: 
A question.  Do you have the impression that students have gotten more
irresponsible in recent years?  That almost seems impossible given some
of what I remember as a student, but I find some of my recent students
amazing.

There's a student in one of my classes who has been to class about 5 of
25 times.  She calls yesterday and leaves a message on my voicemail.
Wants to know what she needs to do to catch up for the semester so she
can pass.  She's about 170 points short of making even a D, and that's
with one test left to go.  I haven't even bothered to respond.  In all
honesty, if she walked by me on campus, I don't know that I'd know who
she is.

The amazing thing to me is that she's not the only one.  Students not
really bothering is certainly part of the long history of college.
What amazes me lately is the number of students who don't bother, but
seem to expect me to allow them to make up significant ground with a
few well-chosen extra credits.

Is this a broad phenomenon, or a local thing? 

broad phenomenon.


--

"what if Saddam fails to comply, and we fail to act?
He will conclude that he can do more to build an
arsenal of devastating destruction. And someday,
some way, i guarantee you, he'll use the arsenal."

- President Bill Clinton, explaining why
  Hussein must be forced to admit
  UN weapons inspectors, 1998
.

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