Education and Learning

First step in caring for students’ mental health: Care for your own.

I googled “mental health support for instructors so they can support students” and all the hits provided information on how instructors can support their students’ mental health. Many articles I read mentioned supporting the mental health of any student, not just their own. Of course, few will argue this point and it is what all… Continue reading First step in caring for students’ mental health: Care for your own.

Education and Learning

Give students a voice to resolve classroom disruptions

I was kind of proud of the advice I gave an instructor, let’s call him Rutledge, today. The advice, he said, pulled him out of a shallow rut (where he shouldn't have been on his birthday), A student, let’s call him Ted, in his class insists on using profanity with every comment, and every comment… Continue reading Give students a voice to resolve classroom disruptions