Tag: failure

Mentally Healthy: Failure (Deprivation) and Resilience?

This post is an entry for Part II of the Mentally Healthy resource guide for UP faculty and academic staff working with students who might have mental health concerns. Many of us know the feeling: seeing that first-year student “fail” (sometimes meaning a C, but still…) their first exam, and having to suddenly confront their…Continue Reading Mentally Healthy: Failure (Deprivation) and Resilience?

Is There Such a Thing as a “Helicopter Professor?”

We’re on the other side of Fall Break, bracing for the tsunami that is the end of the semester, and working really, really hard. Really hard. Some colleagues have said it can feel like they are working harder for their students’ success than the students themselves. This might be a good time to reflect on…Continue Reading Is There Such a Thing as a “Helicopter Professor?”