tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580481627602684895.post2231597928974483483..comments2016-12-04T06:06:49.514-08:00Comments on Peter Diamond: Governance DecisionsPeter Diamondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16666712997181592064noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580481627602684895.post-25994394268784370562016-12-04T06:06:49.514-08:002016-12-04T06:06:49.514-08:00One of the things you could help me with is whethe...One of the things you could help me with is whether your attendance is influence by tracking from the DIA. As you may know, I am asked to fill out surveys about your academic performance. I don't get such requests for any other student. I wonder if DIA tracks you in other ways and if that matters for you. <br /><br />In the past, if memory serves, I had a gymnast a while back who was an exemplary student. I've had some revenue sports athletes back when I taught intermediate micro on a regular basis. Their performance was more mixed, as a group, with some individuals excellent students and other hardly ever coming to class. <br /><br />Your comments about the laptop usage were refreshing in that I could guess at what you said but I don't monitor it directly. So the issue is in part whether students who use electronic devices do so in a responsible way. But there is a different part about whether it has a stronger impact on you in an anti-social way, one that most users don't realize. We'll talk about this some in class on Tuesday. Professor Arvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15256000730474030475noreply@blogger.com