For an instructor to call her student who hasn't been in class for a week or a few days well into the semester to see how she is doing and why she hasn't come?
I thought professors don't care what you do or if you're gone and they won't call you ever because it's college?
What do you think?
2006-10-20 15:55:15 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
That's not uncommon at all. It's nice to have professors that care. --They aren't calling to chew you out about not being there like they would in high school... If they call in college, its because they really care. --And, if you really ever do have an emergency, you know you can count on them to understand and not totally screw you on your grade.
2006-10-20 16:00:57 · answer #1 · answered by IWantToKnow 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Uncommon? Yeah, unfortunately. Unheard of? Nope. Especially if you have a good relationship with the professor. To me that's a sign that the professor cares about not only what she is teaching, but also the well-being of her students.
2006-10-20 23:05:50 · answer #2 · answered by Westward 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is awesome and you should be happy that your professor cares. It is not totally uncommon and some professors do care. It is just what kind of person they are really. I still call and talk to some of my profesors and have a great relationship with them. If you try they will care......and sometimes, they make a point of getting to know their students. Consider yourself lucky!
2006-10-20 23:04:46 · answer #3 · answered by ThinkingMan2006 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not unheard of. I've found that professors and TAs (future professors, if you will) will differ in their opinions about the importance of teaching in general. It's interesting to me to see just how diverse these opinions are among both the faculty and students in my graduate program, even though it is very research-focused.
A lot of the time (unfortunately) teaching undergrads is seen as a necessary evil that allows professors to do their research, or for TAs to get funding. On the other hand, many have a passion for teaching, to the point of viewing it as equal to or more important than research, and so they care deeply about their students.
2006-10-21 06:04:40 · answer #4 · answered by phaedra 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow..that's kind of surprising to me. I also thought that professors dont care about what you do or how often you go to class. It was also surprising to me when my Sociology professor called out 15 people's names in a 200+ class to congratulate them on getting good scores on a test. =]
2006-10-20 23:27:41 · answer #5 · answered by natalie b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I went to college, you could have dropped dead in the middle of the class and the instructor would have stepped over you on their way out the door. But a couple of years ago my step-daughter was dating a guy who went to an out of state school and the prof called his parents to tell them he was goofing off, skipping class and doing failing work and that they might as well bring him home to grow up and quit wasting their money. I have since heard of a few profs- usually in smaller schools who do get involved in what is happening to their students.
2006-10-20 23:01:39 · answer #6 · answered by wolfmusic 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I get in touch with my students if they miss too many classes or assignments - if they are about to fail the course - so they can drop the class if they need to. But I email them.
2006-10-20 23:04:47 · answer #7 · answered by eri 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋