tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8092896.post3577656422780175777..comments2023-11-13T04:15:43.184-06:00Comments on Cantànima: My anti-Midas touchjack perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14681558050302289235noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8092896.post-35085509623707610702009-08-09T19:03:22.280-05:002009-08-09T19:03:22.280-05:00All your points are good (the part about deadlines...All your points are good (the part about deadlines is particularly on target) but I especially like this one: <i>I think part of the problem is that we tend to think we have all that much to do with it.</i> It really isn't about us in the end. If we are qualified and competent and don't do anything well, a highly motivated student succeeds. Unfortunately, the vast majority of my students jack perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681558050302289235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8092896.post-32220389917834963192009-08-02T10:29:29.441-05:002009-08-02T10:29:29.441-05:00I think you're right that part of the reason i...I think you're right that part of the reason it always seems depressing is that we get students for a short period of time, and that's generally it. We can't say, "OK, you six need a month or two longer than the ordinary term to get where you need to be, so let's have you wait that extra month or two." If they don't make it by deadline, they don't make it. There Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06698839146562734910noreply@blogger.com