- revealing to the client (aka "student"), in a persuasive way, the extent to which s/he has or has not measured up to the nebulous standards of the course (also known as "outcomes").
- encouragement, strict talk, and the smackdown.
- foregoing lunch to speak to him/her at his/her convenience.
- gradually developing office stench (acquired from hours on end in an office chair--atmosphere is part of any good consultation).
- written comments! some of which are delivered in the outcomes grid!
I'm getting so dang good at the consultations that I thought I might offer a fuller menu of consultations, such as
- assessing whether you're working too hard (you almost certainly are).
- doing a paper audit of your life to see if you need to take a day off (you totally deserve it!).
- evaluating whether you need to go back to the store to buy that one sweater you saw yesterday (yes).
- measuring your joke against my impeccable criteria to see if it's funny (usually, it is [metric: did I laugh?]).
- assessing whether you need a cookie (you almost certainly do).
I'll be happy to give you a written estimate for any of your consultation requirements.
TAGS: consultation, assessment, measures, grid, evaluation, audit
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Sign me up.
The kind of consultations the world needs!
I'm with Mary. Consultate me. Please!
Can you give me a grid that says "write novel" and "not comments on student papers". Also, is needing to see a movie in there somewhere?
I think you should start being a bit meaner about the amount of time you allow students to meet with you. Those little brats.
I'm working hard and procrastinating really hard. What consulatation would you give me?
I really like your main picture!
I'd like to schedule one of those consultations with you, but I'd rather talk about jeans than sweaters. And I promise I will show up. And be prepared. And be on time. :)
Perfect! A day off from work with cookie crumbs on my new sweater. 'Cause Hightouch said so, that's why.
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