RE: Self-help guide for students
You have identified many potential problems but I kind of find myself wishing you had talked more about the solutions and tactics you employed to bring Yossarian to the point where he is close to submitting a paper. Maybe a follow up post? Was it truly just the "Pygmalion Effect" - all you had to do was believe in his abilities? I have a feeling this would be shortchanging the actual effort and tactics you used to bring him along.
In no way does my above comment detract from what a great article this is. There is so much to chew over just in the long list of common mistakes - this should be required reading, not just for students, but for LIFE! I also really appreciated your writing style, conversational and easily accessible. And yes, dancing bear. Will be thinking about that a lot today I am sure. Damn monkey mind ;)
Much love - Carl
Hi Carl, I appreciate your thoughtful comment. I agree there is so much more to say about this topic but I received complaints that my posts are too long so I tried so squeeze in as much as I could, if you are interested I don't mind writing a follow up post. Feel free to make a list of things you would like me to cover. I think feedback-based posting would be great for me! Thanks
LOL I am guilty of writing posts that are too long myself, so maybe I am not the best one to take this kind of feedback from! I think a few of my posts are pushing 5,000 words. I think what I meant as a follow up post was that I am interested in hearing more about what actual methods you used, in the day to day, with this student to help overcome the problems you so exhaustively listed. People management is such a nuanced skill, and of course it is hard to give advice that is universally applicable because it all has to be tailored to the individual. That being said, I think you did such a nice job giving us the context and a sense of who this student is here in this first post, that a follow up with examples of specific techniques that you used to work with this student would be really helpful. Cheers - Carl
Thanks, honestly I found that writing stuff help you organize your thoughts and sometimes you feel like you have to follow your own advises. I am working on a follow up post, it will come up in an hour or so, stay tuned!!
Also when I will get a chance I will check you out as well, I like your attitude and most likely you must have plenty of interesting things to say. Sometimes people share so much and it's our loss if we don't listen to what they have to say
Here there is part 2: https://steemit.com/steemiteducation/@aboutcoolscience/self-help-guide-not-just-for-students-part-2
Brilliant! I am reading this right away.