Video Transcript: You got that right. How long is this gonna take? I'm really tired. I just want to get this over with.
Choice A. This student really has an attitude problem! You respond, “Maybe you should come back when you aren’t so tired and you have more time.”
Choice B. You loosen your posture a bit, relax you arms a little, and respond, “I don’t know. Is there someplace you need to be?”
Choice C. You are starting to feel the same way the student does – you just want to get this over with. You respond, “I won’t know how long it will take until I see what you need to do. I don’t have all day either. Why don’t you get your stuff out and let’s have a look at it.” The student hands you his papers. This is some of the worst writing you have ever seen. You can’t help but say, “Wow, you really need to work on your writing, Dude.” You take a couple of minutes to make corrections and write suggestions on the paper and hand it back to the student.
Please click on your response choice.