http://voxygen.net/2010/01/disclosure-in-the-classroom/ Fri, 11 May 2012 12:36:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://voxygen.net/2010/01/disclosure-in-the-classroom/comment-page-1/#comment-1248 Sandy Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:22:01 +0000 http://voxygen.net/?p=3399#comment-1248 "access to my perverse, radical, and often publicly unacceptable thoughts and attitudes." As a former student (LOL), it was that disclosure that allowed you to be real. Knowing that you were *real* and had much the same or at least similar experiences that we did, became more of a positive challenge. You were the professor/friend. The professor that expected much, and we were the students who wanted to live up to that expectation. I understand that having boundaries with students is healthy, at the same time... where is the line between a healthy boundary and a cut-off from the world professor? There have been 3 professors in my life that I would have killed myself for, study wise... and they were the profs with whom I was the closest. It was because I was allowed into the "inner sanctuary of brilliance" that really caused me to want to succeed even more in their classroom. Professors are models of what their students can be. Once the student is allowed to see the reality of the prof, the reality of the student can come to fruition... :) Between you, my Hebrew prof, and Dr. emilie townes.... I had a lot of work and expectations to which i wanted meet. Check out emilie...you two have similar teaching styles. “access to my perverse, radical, and often publicly unacceptable thoughts and attitudes.” As a former student (LOL), it was that disclosure that allowed you to be real. Knowing that you were *real* and had much the same or at least similar experiences that we did, became more of a positive challenge. You were the professor/friend. The professor that expected much, and we were the students who wanted to live up to that expectation. I understand that having boundaries with students is healthy, at the same time… where is the line between a healthy boundary and a cut-off from the world professor? There have been 3 professors in my life that I would have killed myself for, study wise… and they were the profs with whom I was the closest. It was because I was allowed into the “inner sanctuary of brilliance” that really caused me to want to succeed even more in their classroom. Professors are models of what their students can be. Once the student is allowed to see the reality of the prof, the reality of the student can come to fruition… :) Between you, my Hebrew prof, and Dr. emilie townes…. I had a lot of work and expectations to which i wanted meet. Check out emilie…you two have similar teaching styles.

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