I met with Marco for conversation during lunch. Marco has improved a lot. We talked about many things in our
session. He told me that he taught
physics to freshmen and sophomores in college in his country. We talked about the grading
process. He said that his students
often went to him and complained about their grades. They wanted higher grades than he gave them. I shared with him that I have been in
different programs and in different learning institutions as a teacher and as a
student. I found that certain ways
of grading works better than others.
We talked about raising children in America, in this modern
society. His home country, Peru,
is changing and become more like America and Europe in how they discipline
children, or rather how they don’t discipline them much. I introduced some words to him, such as
“compliant, strong-willed, …” and phrases such as “break the child’s will but
not the spirit, one reaps what one sows, …”
Next we talked about his tests and his upcoming “interview” for
the doctoral program in February with an FSU professor of physics. We talked about how a firm handshake
and eye contact will add to what he says in the interview. I suggested to him that he would need
to enunciate and speak slowly. I
also told him that it might be a good idea to think about why he wants to study
at FSU in case the professor asks him.
He then shared with me different things about his studies and the
challenges that he is facing.
Marco is fun to teach and help. He is someone who is very teachable. He will be a good professor someday in
Peru.
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