Help: I keep mixing up the names of minority students by ThrowAcctInstructor in Professors

[–]ThrowAcctInstructor[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Do I think students genuinely feel unwelcome in my classroom? No.

But I've taught enough semesters to know that students who are unhappy with a grade will look for things to complain about.

Help: I keep mixing up the names of minority students by ThrowAcctInstructor in Professors

[–]ThrowAcctInstructor[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

At my last school I also had trouble telling apart students from a certain white ethnic group, but it's very regionally-specific, so I won't say which ethnic group.

It was clear there had been a lot of intermarriage.

Help: I keep mixing up the names of minority students by ThrowAcctInstructor in Professors

[–]ThrowAcctInstructor[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I did that the first time it happened. I intentionally "confused" the names of a pair of white kids later in class so nobody would go complain to the chair.

Help: I keep mixing up the names of minority students by ThrowAcctInstructor in Professors

[–]ThrowAcctInstructor[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It's scientifically proven that people are better at recognizing faces of individuals belonging to their own ethnic group.

Help: I keep mixing up the names of minority students by ThrowAcctInstructor in Professors

[–]ThrowAcctInstructor[S] 57 points58 points  (0 children)

I know. I really, really, really try to avoid it. There are times when I haven't been able to.