We don't know the relative impact of the things we control as a faculty --
curriculum, instruction, technology etc -- versus the impact of things we
can't control -- the student's personal experiences and abilities -- versus
the impact of situations that the institution may be able to modify by
offering services such as childcare, math labs, learning communities,
evening classes etc.
This is not to say that we shouldn't try to improve what we can control.
I just think no one should be assigning responsibility for
success and failure when the causes of success and failure are not clear.
--Laura
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Laura Bracken Petersen petersen@lcsc.edu
Division of Natural Sciences PHONE 208-799-2484
Lewis-Clark State College FAX 208-799-2064
500 8th Avenue
Lewiston ID 83501-2698 USA
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