In asking why students cannot or do not or simply will not read and follow
instructions, it is far to easy to blame the students, their parents, the
high schools that graduated them, etc. etc. etc. Except, for virtually all
of us, we have no choice but to work with the students we get.
Is it not more productive to ask if there are effective strategies by which
we can teach them to read and follow instructions, and the importance of
doing so? Clear statement of expectations seems essential. Maintaining
standards, not by being punitive but by insisting that students work up to
their potential, is also essential. Any other useful suggestions from the
collective wisdom of the list?
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"Karaoke bars combine two of the nation's
greatest evils: people who shouldn't drink
with people who shouldn't sing."
--Tom Dreesen
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George Spagna
Department of Physics
Randolph-Macon College
P.O. Box 5005
Ashland, VA 23005-5505
phone: (804) 752-7344
FAX (804) 752-4724
e-mail: gspagna@rmc.edu http://www.rmc.edu/~gspagna/