What would you udnerstand from this e-mail dialogue with your student:
Student - May a student ask everything to her instructor?
Professor - Sounds like a philosophical question. But ask away..
Student- Are you for any reason smiling when you are reading this and my other e-mails?
2006-10-22 12:10:39 · 15 answers · asked by bebackhome_safe 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Professors... truly a class of people without a clue about real life....
2006-10-22 12:13:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
From the dialogue, I would guess that the student was trying to flirt with the professor. Flirting or not, the student is wasting the professor's time unless they actually have a question of importance to the material being studied.
The professor should have answered, "A student can ask their professor anything related to their academics and field of study." If I were a professor, I'd respond to the last statement with, "All smiling aside, our course of study is the only topic on the table for discussion. Let me know if there is anything you need clarification on in terms of the subject matter."
2006-10-22 19:18:50 · answer #2 · answered by fruitnroo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh, geez, what a lame attempt by the student to flirt with the professor!
I sure hope the professor is professional enough to address the issue with enough sensitivity to not upset the student too greatly but with enough firmness to establish appropriate boundaries and make it clear to the student that such behavior is not going to be tolerated.
2006-10-23 13:34:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds a bit like entrapment; if I were the professor I wouldn't read any more emails from this student and I would drop her from my section. My job would be too important to risk on something like this.
2006-10-22 19:15:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
That the student is trying to "hit on" the professor, or that they are trying to be kiss ups to get a good grade.
2006-10-22 19:13:24 · answer #5 · answered by Tamiikaaa 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is a student flirting with the professor.
2006-10-22 19:13:22 · answer #6 · answered by linen 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would like that the student had a slighly sick mind
or if i knew the student and that wasnt the case then i would like he (the student) was checking to see how I was doing.
2006-10-22 19:13:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds to me like the student's silly attempt at flirting.
2006-10-22 19:13:23 · answer #8 · answered by Bronwen 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would think the student was more interested in swapping emails with me than in asking a valid question.
2006-10-22 19:14:00 · answer #9 · answered by Serendipity 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm a college professor and I don't have a clue what your asking
2006-10-22 21:28:30 · answer #10 · answered by Pink 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋