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Hi,
I often tell my career college students that employers that they extern with only want dependable, hardworking students in their offices. I make sure students understand that if employers see that their class attendance is poor, they will automatically assume, with good reason, that their work attendance will be poor as well. I encourage students to practice good work ethic in the classroom so they will have good work ethic during externship and on the job after graduation.
Rhonda Daniels
Hi Julie,
I would certainly address the issue while the student is in class. I will let the student know that poor attendance will not be tolerated on the job.
Patricia
Rhonda and all-
While this may be true; many students are military students and do tend to have lower attendance because of their responsibilities to our country.
How do you think this comes in to play? How would you address this? Or would you?
I too have adjusted grades for students that were borderline. Attendance, participation, and engagement during class are the criteria I use to determine if the grade should be adjusted up. I typically do not adjust down. The grade they earned is the grade they will get, unless they have shown excellence in other areas that are not typically factored into the graded work.
Oh yeah, there is constantly the home life and personal life excuses. My students only have to attend 4 hours a day. I would think they could hold someone at bay for a while if this was really a priority for them.
I also have a difficult time managing this factor in the class room. I teach the back half of our program. So, by the time they reach my classes, they have learnt how to work the system. Our students are allowed to miss a total of 4.3 days each term. Each term is only 20 days. Many of them push it every single term. I know that if any of us missed 4.3 days every 20 days, we would soon be out of a job. We do doc attendance points and lab points but sometimes they just don't seem to care. They also see how much they miss when they don't attend just one day. We have also tried to throw in pop quizzes and such. Does anyone have any other suggestions on how we can curb this horrible attendance?
I find that my students have alot of issues with home life and child careand that has a diect bearing on attendance
Hi Rhonda,
Isn't that the truth? Nothing is going to be given to you; you must work hard for what you want. Never put yourself on a limb for students if they did not have acceptable performance/attendance while attending school.
Patricia
Hi Amber,
Give an example of a time when you altered a grade due to attendance habits. This can either be done to help or hurt the student.
Patricia
Holly,
You did the right thing in NOT recommending those students for a position at the hospital. If the students didn't take their responsibilities serious enough to show up for clinicals, I certainly would not attach my name to them in a recommendation. That recommendation would be tied to your personal reputation and the next thing you know, your credibility is ruined for future recommendations. All I can do is shake my head at the thought of how little some people want to achieve. When will our society ever learn that hard work is the only key to success?!
Rhonda Daniels
I agree. While working in the Hospital GI lab I found that several students who were assigned to my department, were habitually absent from their assigned areas. When I discussed this with their instructors I discovered that this behavior was also demonstrated at school with their attendance. They knew that they were allowed to miss two clinical days and counted on it as a "break" from school/clinical duties. These students were later applicants to my hospital, and I was asked to evaluate their performance during their clinical rotations through my department. I have to admit that I did not give these students the recommendation they wanted, because I felt that they would be unrealiable.
Holly Albisser