The speakers discuss the importance of recognizing and addressing the challenges faced by students in higher education. They emphasize the need to support not only failing students, but also those who are not achieving their desired grades. The conversation delves into the assumptions and mindset that educators should adopt to provide the best possible learning experience for students.
Todd Zakrajsek shares about the ones who are too often left behind in higher education on episode 494 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
I don’t want to see a person left behind.
-Todd Zakrajsek
I just assumed that teaching looked a certain way, and then little by little, I started meeting different individuals who struggled for different reasons.
-Todd Zakrajsek
Teaching is the profession that makes all professions possible.
-Todd Zakrajsek
Nobody fails alone.
-Todd Zakrajsek