Connecting in the Online Classroom by Glazier Rebecca A.;

Author:Glazier, Rebecca A.;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2021-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

Guiding Principles for Helping Struggling Students

It can be challenging to pour a lot of time and caring into students who might still drop out of our classes. Knowing that even in a high-rapport class, our hypothetical student would fail or drop out more than 50% of the time can be pretty discouraging. Having spent more than ten years trying to build rapport with a student population that includes many students on the margins, I have come to learn the hard way that there are students whose college careers can’t be saved by the sheer force of my caring. When I run into a situation where I keep trying to reach out to a student but am not getting a response, I try to remember the email I received a few years ago from a student who told me:

Thank you so much for showing concern at my overall wellbeing as well as my success in the classroom. I actually decided that I’m placing my studies on hold at a point that was too late to drop classes. I’m actually going to be content with the F’s. Well, I’m going to just not log in to Blackboard or view my transcript and face them. I have, however, received a promotion and raise since I last reached out to you, and am finding myself very fulfilled in a life outside of academics. (Something that my 18 year old self could never conceive). Again, I cannot express how much I appreciate having a teacher that truly cares about her students’ success despite their lack of participation. I truly thank you for checking in on me.

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