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being back in the classroom with excited students!

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being back in the classroom with excited students!

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Class attendance has dropped off quite a bit from the start of the semester, and I’m not sure what to do to encourage students to attend class. I’m not taking attendance, but maybe I could do some little “pop quizzes” for extra credit that you can only earn by being in class, and if word spreads about that, maybe folks will be more likely to show up? Or is that sort of extrinsic reward not that useful, and I should instead try and work out an “intristic” motivation for them instead? 

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Class attendance has dropped off quite a bit from the start of the semester, and I’m not sure what to do to encourage students to attend class. I’m not taking attendance, but maybe I could do some little “pop quizzes” for extra credit that you can only earn by being in class, and if word spreads about that, maybe folks will be more likely to show up? Or is that sort of extrinsic reward not that useful, and I should instead try and work out an “intristic” motivation for them instead? 

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Keeping up the momentum and keeping classes engaging

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Keeping up the momentum and keeping classes engaging

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I had an interaction with a student last week that means a lot to me. One of my students (a young Black woman) has come a couple of times to my drop-in hours, and we’ve made a really good connection. We talk about all sorts of stuff (not just strictly related to classroom), and the last time we spoke, she started talking about race, and what it’s like to be Black on a PWI (primarily white institution) campus - having a white roommate, being nervous when the police are around, getting involved with BSU. Afterwards, it struck me just how much trust she showed in me by sharing these experiences. 

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I had an interaction with a student last week that means a lot to me. One of my students (a young Black woman) has come a couple of times to my drop-in hours, and we’ve made a really good connection. We talk about all sorts of stuff (not just strictly related to classroom), and the last time we spoke, she started talking about race, and what it’s like to be Black on a PWI (primarily white institution) campus - having a white roommate, being nervous when the police are around, getting involved with BSU. Afterwards, it struck me just how much trust she showed in me by sharing these experiences. 

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Half the students are doing great, but there is a fair percentage who have been dropping off

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Half the students are doing great, but there is a fair percentage who have been dropping off

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Lots of mental health issues with students

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Lots of mental health issues with students

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It's both a challenge and it's great, but I'm getting a lot more questions, so I'm much further behind in the course material than ever before.

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It's both a challenge and it's great, but I'm getting a lot more questions, so I'm much further behind in the course material than ever before.

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about to grade my first midterm. I have a bottle of wine prepared...

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about to grade my first midterm. I have a bottle of wine prepared...

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Students seem to think that if they just email me and say they're not coming to class then it's ok

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Students seem to think that if they just email me and say they're not coming to class then it's ok

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Feeling closer to my students this semester, but it doesn't seem to translate into higher exam scores. At least not for everyone.

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An unusually high number of students just didn’t bother to take the first exam. About half of those did contact me almost immedately afterward and were allowed to make it up, but the rest never responded to the message I sent asking them if they wanted to arrange a make up. 

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An unusually high number of students just didn’t bother to take the first exam. About half of those did contact me almost immedately afterward and were allowed to make it up, but the rest never responded to the message I sent asking them if they wanted to arrange a make up. 

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I've had two students reaching out for solid career-level, planning advice... so fun to see them thinking ahead with positivity

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I've had two students reaching out for solid career-level, planning advice... so fun to see them thinking ahead with positivity

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I kind of feel like there’s a big dichotomy happening in my classes . . . some of my students are extremely engaged, and I’m developing good relationships and having fantastic classroom discussions, etc. And there are some students who seem to have just dropped off the radar - not taking the exam, failing to turn in assignments, and not responding when I send them messages asking if they need some support. It’s weird. Maybe it’s just part of the transition back to in-person instruction? 

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I kind of feel like there’s a big dichotomy happening in my classes . . . some of my students are extremely engaged, and I’m developing good relationships and having fantastic classroom discussions, etc. And there are some students who seem to have just dropped off the radar - not taking the exam, failing to turn in assignments, and not responding when I send them messages asking if they need some support. It’s weird. Maybe it’s just part of the transition back to in-person instruction? 

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I've heard from a friend of someone in my class that said person thinks my class is really hard.  I think it's been pretty relaxed so far and I'm worried I'm failing them

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I've heard from a friend of someone in my class that said person thinks my class is really hard.  I think it's been pretty relaxed so far and I'm worried I'm failing them

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In a class that I teach, I am seeing two groups; one group is doing extremely well, the other one is struggling so much. 

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In a class that I teach, I am seeing two groups; one group is doing extremely well, the other one is struggling so much. 

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I have 3 or 4 short exams and so not really 'mid' term- two classes had 'assessments' last week, the next is in several weeks.

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I have 3 or 4 short exams and so not really 'mid' term- two classes had 'assessments' last week, the next is in several weeks.

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I gave my first exam two weeks ago, and the first exam for a different class yesterday. I've gone to open book/open notes, and students seem to appreciate that. 

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I gave my first exam two weeks ago, and the first exam for a different class yesterday. I've gone to open book/open notes, and students seem to appreciate that. 

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discussing goals. Do you want to go to grad school? Are you taking a class that this is a prerequisite for (so maybe a C is making your life harder in the future)? Or maybe a C really is ok...

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discussing goals. Do you want to go to grad school? Are you taking a class that this is a prerequisite for (so maybe a C is making your life harder in the future)? Or maybe a C really is ok...

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Make sure they know grades are not the same as who they are as people (or even a correlation to their intelligence). 

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Make sure they know grades are not the same as who they are as people (or even a correlation to their intelligence). 

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I know this is not a solution that all faculty want to use, but I do give them extra credit opportunities. 

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I know this is not a solution that all faculty want to use, but I do give them extra credit opportunities. 

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I throw out questions that everyone got wrong. Clearly, thats my bad if >80% of the class did not get it.

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I throw out questions that everyone got wrong. Clearly, thats my bad if >80% of the class did not get it.