Big entry incoming.  In the last entry I wrote about my faculty member’s time managing skills and how to make sure students got equal time to show their work.  I have learned that all I need to do is ask if they would rather work on a single groups work or have everyone go.  The faculty member tends to edit themselves and move on to the next group.  It is great to see groups get equal time to show their work.  Thankfully if the faculty member wishes to focus on one group they can.

We pushed the midterm presentations back a week to make sure the students had enough time to work on them.  I was partnered with a student and we manged to do good work.  We met up twice before the presentation.  These were the only times we could meet because she could not be in class due to holidays.  There actually is a problem with attendance for certain students.  This could be the norm for every class in any university, but a couple students are either consistently late or absent.  My faculty member spoke with the students and most of them took this discussion to heart and are making more of an effort to show up on time, but one student remains a problem.  Last class she was so late she missed partnering for the final scenes and had to sit by themselves with scenes.  My faculty member spoke with them and laid down an ultimatum, miss one more class and they will fail.  The student then spent the rest of the class by themselves.  I felt like I should help the student, but I did not know how.  It felt as if it were assumed that they would fail.  I did not want to be patronizing to the student, but I felt like I should say something.  While harsh I know my faculty member is justified, it does no good for either teacher or student to try and find compromise if it is not feasible.  I think this comes down to personal belief on what a student should do in a class, which is be responsible for their own education and work ethic.

On another note, I have decided to not partner with a student for the final scenes.  I do not want my personal school and work life to interfere with their school work.  I am very excited to the work that the students make.

I will also make an effort to write an entry for every class.