tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18155604.post116455170658323010..comments2023-10-17T10:21:11.698-06:00Comments on The Clutter Museum: Frustrated and ThankfulLeslie M-Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02434392840359276805noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18155604.post-1164853340933984102006-11-29T19:22:00.000-07:002006-11-29T19:22:00.000-07:00*Delurking here*I was an undergrad who went back t...*Delurking here*<BR/>I was an undergrad who went back to school as part of a program for older women. I can't tell you how much our profs' accommodations meant to us, whether we were having problems with kids or aging parents or ADD or whatever. Please continue to be lenient! You're not being unfair, you're just leveling the playing field!<BR/><BR/>PS Like your blog :-)Wanda Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14956099243260763061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18155604.post-1164658145064393232006-11-27T13:09:00.000-07:002006-11-27T13:09:00.000-07:00Good for you! I always make reasonable accommodat...Good for you! I always make reasonable accommodations for students who are really trying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18155604.post-1164587462648408802006-11-26T17:31:00.000-07:002006-11-26T17:31:00.000-07:00I always admire students who are returning as adul...I always admire students who are returning as adults--and it also often makes me think of how easy I had it as an undergraduate. I think it is reasonable to be more lenient with any student who is having a hard time outside the classroom and has a "real" excuse--whether it is an older student in a custody battle or an 18-year old freshman whose father died in the middle of the semester (as happened to one of my students this summer). It is just that older students are often more likely to have those real excuses.Kate C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16011104084874632714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18155604.post-1164568446172932752006-11-26T12:14:00.000-07:002006-11-26T12:14:00.000-07:00I was an undergrad in my 30s (and single parent of...I was an undergrad in my 30s (and single parent of 3)and I have to say that while it was difficult that there were also some pluses--I so appreciated being able to be a student, much more than I would've at 19. And I had great relationships wiith profs. I tried really really hard not to use my kids as an excuse, but I did appreciate it when profs were understanding if the kids were sick and I had to miss school.Rev Dr Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11607665272056430039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18155604.post-1164565290771195102006-11-26T11:21:00.000-07:002006-11-26T11:21:00.000-07:00me too...i am lucky.and i don't think being lenien...me too...i am lucky.<BR/><BR/>and i don't think being lenient is bad. especially with people with reasons i find more valid than -- i want to go home so I can ski.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com