But when I complained ... some of my fellow instructors pushed back ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I teach at the college level, and was recently lamenting some of my communications with students. The issue is twofold.
What really gets me, however, is their constant stream of emails: “I wasn’t feeling it, so I didn’t come to class today, sorry.” “I needed a mental health day so I skipped our discussion.” “I was too hungover, so I slept in this morning instead of coming to class.” This student has known about this short assignment since the first day of class, 14 weeks ago, thanks to the syllabus. She was not doing well in class even before this incident. But when I complained about this email, some of my fellow instructors pushed back and said I should have offered her information about counseling services.
Is it not fair for me to find these emails unusually casual and personal for the student/instructor dynamic? Is it really my responsibility to assume details about students’ lives and refer them to services they didn’t ask about and with which I am not familiar?
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