What would her employer do? Good question, Joseph. Why not ask her what she thinks would happen? You could make it an assignment for her to find out what the repercussions of missed deadlines are in her chosen profession. Unfortunately, students have a tendency to discount the experience of their instructors, but will take the word of “outsiders†to heart.
While the student probably believed she had a good excuse, she clearly can't continue to miss deadlines. Perhaps she should time with a student support person to sort out the perceived barriers to doing her work on a timely basis.
Any other participants have any suggestions for Joseph?
I currenty have a student who has missed several deadlines to turn in assignments. These deadlines were cearly stated on the syllabus which was passed out on the first day of class. The deadlines were also gone over on the first day of class. Should I remind her of these deadlines and thereby almost coddle her and give her a second chance or should I not remind her. By not reminding her I feel should most likely she will fail and probably may drop out. We have a resposibility to prepare our students for the business world and if she missed these deadlines, what would her employer do? Any suggestions.
Hard to argue with your statement, Joseph, but what do you mean by “trying to do the correct thing� Please provide some examples.
