Re: On dealing with disruptive freshmen

Prof. Howard Seeman

Posted on 12/05/09

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On 5/12/09, Ted wrote:
> A question for any professors who teach any freshmen level
> classes- Do you ever have the problem of disruptive
> freshmen who behave as if they were still in high school?
> How do you 'break them in'?
> A friend who teaches a freshman history class told me his
> shock at how freshmen will think nothing of taklking on
> their cellphones during his class- Another professor
> friend has a very strict policy- If she has to talk to a
> student 3 times regarding their behvavior, they are kicked
> out of the class-for good.
> What is your approach?

In case this is helpful to you:
Just published:
http://www.panix.com/~pro-ed/collegebook.doc

Preventing Disruptive Behavior in
Colleges;
A Classroom and Campus Handbook for Higher Education.

Let me know if I can help further.
Howard

Howard Seeman, Ph.D.
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City Univ. of New York
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