Unlearning liberty

piercehawkeye45 · 12-03-2012, 02:04 PM

A bit different but same concept.

At University of Minnesota (and I'm sure other universities), all international graduate students have to take a class helping them adjust to life in the United States. One large portion of that class deals with being a teaching assistant. They are told not to use red pens because it makes students feel bad. Also, they tell them to avoid directly telling students that they are wrong, with a better alternative being "That is a good guess, but have you ever thought about it this way...."

Argh...

12-03-2012, 02:04 PM	#2
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	A bit different but same concept. At University of Minnesota (and I'm sure other universities), all international graduate students have to take a class helping them adjust to life in the United States. One large portion of that class deals with being a teaching assistant. They are told not to use red pens because it makes students feel bad. Also, they tell them to avoid directly telling students that they are wrong, with a better alternative being "That is a good guess, but have you ever thought about it this way...." Argh... __________________ I like my perspectives like I like my baseball caps: one size fits all.

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