Category Archives: Conferences with Students

conferencing with students

Posted on January 25, 2008 by Michael

Yesterday I put myself through hell, scheduling 27 20-minute conferences with students (4 didn’t show up), and come 6:30 when I finished, I was exhausted. Today, I have considerably fewer, though I also teach two classes today. However, I’m currently … Continue reading →

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the obligatory male handshake

Posted on October 29, 2007 by Michael

I’ve noticed a strange phenomenon with many of male students. Many of them like to shake my hand after the conference, which I’m okay with, but I’m a bit surprised by. I don’t remember ever shaking a teacher’s hand when … Continue reading →

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thank god for the writing center video

Posted on February 13, 2006 by Michael

Today I had a conference with one of my international Writing 121 students. When I noticed that he was making a lot of jumps between ideas, jumps that I could easily follow as a working reader, I told him to … Continue reading →

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permission

Posted on January 25, 2006 by Michael

Sometimes conferences with students are so short because they just need permission. They come to you with an “objective” fact-based paper for a narrative assignment, and sometimes they just need to hear you ask, “Why did you chose this topic?” … Continue reading →

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