Comments on: Earlier notice helps Whitman students bounce back from D-slips http://whitmanpioneer.com/news/2009/11/09/d-slips/ The Pioneer | Whitman news, delivered. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:38:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Galen Bernard http://whitmanpioneer.com/news/2009/11/09/d-slips/comment-page-1/#comment-5868 Galen Bernard Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:45:41 +0000 http://whitmanpioneer.com/?p=10159#comment-5868 I'm already following up with Liz on the quote questions. The Oschrin quote is connected to the above comment that the deficiency slip notification now theoretically comes with the original note from the Prof., but in Oschrin's case it did not. Thanks for the additional comments; I think those will be useful to develop the piece. I’m already following up with Liz on the quote questions.
The Oschrin quote is connected to the above comment that the deficiency slip notification now theoretically comes with the original note from the Prof., but in Oschrin’s case it did not. Thanks for the additional comments; I think those will be useful to develop the piece.

]]> By: Gillian Frew http://whitmanpioneer.com/news/2009/11/09/d-slips/comment-page-1/#comment-5867 Gillian Frew Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:38:03 +0000 http://whitmanpioneer.com/?p=10159#comment-5867 Oh, and this too: “It benefits students to know anything they fall in the D or F category. We give them as much information as we can,” said Stacey Giusti, the Associate Registrar. Did she mean WHETHER they fall in the D or F category? We need to correct this if it's a typo. There should be a transition between the last two quotes unless she said them consecutively. Thanks! Oh, and this too:

“It benefits students to know anything they fall in the D or F category. We give them as much information as we can,” said Stacey Giusti, the Associate Registrar.

Did she mean WHETHER they fall in the D or F category? We need to correct this if it’s a typo.

There should be a transition between the last two quotes unless she said them consecutively. Thanks!

]]> By: Gillian Frew http://whitmanpioneer.com/news/2009/11/09/d-slips/comment-page-1/#comment-5866 Gillian Frew Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:26:48 +0000 http://whitmanpioneer.com/?p=10159#comment-5866 I'm moving the fact that 10% of Whitman students get D-slips to the lede (IMPORTANT: was this 10% of students during their time at Whitman get a D-slip, or 10% of students EACH SEMESTER get one?) but wonder what else is the news hook here...how have these numbers changed over the years? Do professors/the ARC think students now are more prepared for college than in years prior? Less? What motivates these trends? Is it mostly to do with admissions or have added resources made a measurable difference? It would be great to get an infographic charting the number of students who get d-slips vs. fail the class, or the number of d-slips given out over the past five years or something like that. What do professors think about giving d-slips? Also, this was confusing. Was she supposed to get more info from the professor? This indicates that she should have, but I'm not sure what it's referring to. In spite of this change, Oschrin did not receive any additional information from her professor. “All I saw was a note that said I would get this grade,” she said. I’m moving the fact that 10% of Whitman students get D-slips to the lede (IMPORTANT: was this 10% of students during their time at Whitman get a D-slip, or 10% of students EACH SEMESTER get one?) but wonder what else is the news hook here…how have these numbers changed over the years? Do professors/the ARC think students now are more prepared for college than in years prior? Less? What motivates these trends? Is it mostly to do with admissions or have added resources made a measurable difference? It would be great to get an infographic charting the number of students who get d-slips vs. fail the class, or the number of d-slips given out over the past five years or something like that. What do professors think about giving d-slips?

Also, this was confusing. Was she supposed to get more info from the professor? This indicates that she should have, but I’m not sure what it’s referring to.

In spite of this change, Oschrin did not receive any additional information from her professor.

“All I saw was a note that said I would get this grade,” she said.

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