OneAndOneIs2

At the end of each day of the popularly-considered less-enjoyable half of our course, we're supposed to write up a "What we did today and how it relates to what we'll do in classes in future" thing. With references to the literature, and so on.

It's not exactly a task universally-loved. I found a way to make it more bearable: Start pointing out the mistakes they're making.

I hold that you can't put a hundred students on a course where you highlight, in great detail, the things that a teacher SHOULD and SHOULDN'T do, without an expectation that you're instantly going to be analyzed for adherence to those same rules.

So when they, say, run out of time after emphasizing the importance of working to deadlines, I'm pointing it out in my log. And giving references as to why they shouldn't do it, and pointing out how bad it would be if I were to do this in class.

I hand the first batch in tomorrow. I expect them to mark me as a "Room for improvement" kind of student..