Does that really meet my expectations?
This tip was inspired after chatting with an educator shortly after midterm. What I believe I heard from her was that she had a little of voice inside her asking, "did that really meet my expectations?" I've heard this story many times before. We want to give the benefit of the doubt. We're not sure if what we did (or maybe, did not) observe was that big of a deal. But something just doesn't feel right giving a "meeting expectations" when your gut feeling is that your student isn't. Do either of these examples resonate with you (which I have often heard over the years): You have outlined some things for the student to complete (e.g. chart reviews), however the student doesn’t seem to be taking the initiative. It isn’t until you remind them that there is follow through, which may even be after the deadline you originally gave. You have a student who is very shy. While polite and responsive to questions, they rarely initiate conversation with ...