Suggestion 129. Host an informal social gathering for your students

IF YOU WANT TO:

• Relate to students as individuals

• Create a relaxed positive environment

• Get to know your students better

Hosting an informal social gathering for your students.

Several faculty members extol the values of meeting with students socially midway through the term. "Removing the trappings of the traditional classroom loosens people up," one professor comments.

"I host an informal party halfway through the course. Students become comfortable in saying whatever they want to and are more likely to express their views when they know they are being treated as individuals."

Other faculty members report holding pot-luck gatherings in parks or picnic areas.

Limitations on Use of Suggestion

  Discipline:  None
Course Level:  None
 Course Size:  50 or less
        Mode:  None

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