Oh Students.
I had a professor in college that was… well tough. Let’s put it that way, she was tough. She had high expectations and you had to work hard to meet them. I spent most of my time in her classes struggling to keep up, struggling to meet some if any of her expectations. And the reality is that in another class I wouldn't have had to work that hard, but I wouldn't have learned as much. Since graduation I have appreciated her high standards in a myriad of circumstances. I have thought to myself “Oh my she was right, I can push harder and do more”. But I didn't really appreciate her until I started teaching this semester. I decided I was going to take what I nicknamed “the Rosemary approach”. I set the standards and enforced them throughout the semester. There were some students who decided not to work hard, slack off, avoid work, and they haven’t done as well. And then there have been some that pushed hard all semester and their work has reflected that effort. So once again I