tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post4318933044802623730..comments2024-03-27T21:39:27.170-07:00Comments on The Adventures of Notorious Ph.D., Girl Scholar: On Teaching: An Open Letter to My Younger BrotherNotorious Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08700875559325201086noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-17764104616436821722008-09-10T09:51:00.000-07:002008-09-10T09:51:00.000-07:00What do you do? What sort of question is that to a...What do you do? What sort of question is that to ask an academic? I dread that question, principally because the answer doesn't sound nearly impressive enough.stuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16388674850920848503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-59314211706012380022008-09-09T18:48:00.000-07:002008-09-09T18:48:00.000-07:00I wish my Mom could read English!! Thanks, Notorio...I wish my Mom could read English!! Thanks, Notorious Ph.D.!gritty gritshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16249482722703666127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-51480255798262888012008-09-08T10:17:00.000-07:002008-09-08T10:17:00.000-07:00Am I the only one at a school where service is a k...Am I the only one at a school where service is a key part of tenure and promotion? I must be on a dozen committees or more, many of which meet every single week. Talk about eating up the time!<BR/><BR/>M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-58925251889264554072008-09-07T18:35:00.000-07:002008-09-07T18:35:00.000-07:00Just a brief response to New Kid on the Hallway, w...Just a brief response to New Kid on the Hallway, who said...<BR/><BR/> "Re: FERPA - it's a godsend, unless you work at an institution (like Former College) where students routinely sign a waiver of their privacy, letting their families have access to, oh, everything."<BR/><BR/>When students sign such waivers they are permissive, not prescriptive. FERPA does not require a school or any employee of a school to discuss student information with any third party. As well, most parents will not be personally present to discuss their child/student. Rather, they will want to have such discussions by telephone, or e-mail. Most schools prohibit such discussions because it is not possible to ensure that you are talking to the person for whom the waiver was given. Disclosures to any other person(s) is a violation of FERPA!<BR/><BR/>If a student gives consent for disclosure of his/her education information to a parent, and the parent is willing to come to you and identify him/herself, you are entitled to the same courtesy you would expect from the student; come during office hours or make an appointment. These conditions will minimize the inconveniences of talking to parents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-30239869928909347842008-09-07T01:25:00.000-07:002008-09-07T01:25:00.000-07:00Thank you for the clarification Dr. Sister. To al...Thank you for the clarification Dr. Sister. To all of you profs, I'll do my best to send you either polite and well-educated students or at least silent well-trained drones to keep class sizes up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-71192801135018850362008-09-06T17:44:00.000-07:002008-09-06T17:44:00.000-07:00Re: FERPA - it's a godsend, unless you work at an ...Re: FERPA - it's a godsend, unless you work at an institution (like Former College) where students routinely sign a waiver of their privacy, letting their families have access to, oh, everything. Good times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-31567408581595928782008-09-06T16:26:00.000-07:002008-09-06T16:26:00.000-07:00Ah. Advising. You're right: I neglected to menti...Ah. Advising. You're right: I neglected to mention that. At my school, it's very difficult to get students to come in, but I remember passing many hours in faculty offices at the SLAC where I was an undergrad. Dr. S., that's a lot of hours, but those informal conversations are one of the things I remember most fondly about my time as an undergrad.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, I *definitely* should have mentioned grad advising. Hoo boy. Lotsa extra hours there.Notorious Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08700875559325201086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-66586668597765995462008-09-06T15:57:00.000-07:002008-09-06T15:57:00.000-07:00Don't forget about the advising. At least at a sc...Don't forget about the advising. At least at a school like mine, advising, when we're up to full steam, takes nearly as many hours per week as I spend in the classroom. Which is kind of crazy, when I put it that way.Dr. Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05710707191216637159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-22358369241902765292008-09-06T15:55:00.000-07:002008-09-06T15:55:00.000-07:00So, the first time through this post, I thought yo...So, the first time through this post, I thought you'd said your brother was *in* fourth grade. (Hey, it could be possible.) I got about half-way through the post, thinking all along that you must have a fabulously bright fourth-grader of a brother, when I finally said to myself, "Self, I don't think he's in fourth grade -- go back and read that again." And then I realized my mistake -- he's training to *teach* 4th grade, not to *pass* it! Hee!Dr. Viragohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960384082670286328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-4508188476774032302008-09-06T13:39:00.000-07:002008-09-06T13:39:00.000-07:00Thank you for sharing this great post. I always w...Thank you for sharing this great post. I always wondered what full-time college professors think they do.orthohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475048083814392914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-12417145775714059672008-09-06T13:23:00.000-07:002008-09-06T13:23:00.000-07:00Oh. Oh. Oh, yes, all hail FERPA. Can we expect suc...Oh. Oh. Oh, yes, all hail FERPA. Can we expect such an open letter re: the other time munchers?Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10849272391043604637noreply@blogger.com