Casey and I observed the class this Tuesday and I was very surprised by what I saw. When we walked in, there were only three students in class! Pegeen gave the students their new essay assignment and it sort of connected with the absence of the students; she wanted the essay to be about what she as a college professor should do in order to make her students more successful. Halfway into the discussion, another student showed up and Pegeen used him as an example asking if it was fair to the other students who were there on time that she needed to repeat the discussion?
More than a half an hour rolled by when two more students showed up late, both of them being my students that I tutor. I was a bit disappointed in them I guess more so than the other student who walked in late; I wonder if this has anything to do with the fact that maybe subconciously I could be thinking that this may reflect badly upon me as their tutor.
I noticed those who walked in late were the ones who were also not reading the assigned readings.
I am interested to read these papers the students are writing which will tell both Pegeen and I what they expect their professors to do when they come to class late, don't do the assignments, etc. Perhaps there is something we as their educators so to speak, just don't get?
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