tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post1562263516897276041..comments2024-03-15T01:11:32.832-07:00Comments on Bardiac: Rules and AdvisingBardiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-9419080248651709692008-08-07T09:33:00.000-07:002008-08-07T09:33:00.000-07:00i'm a big fan of advising -- and its cousins, cons...i'm a big fan of advising -- and its cousins, consultation and brainstorming, which also work outside the academic field. i think it is good, actually, for students and professionals to hear different points of view. one advisor may have experiences or insights the other doesn't.<BR/><BR/>it sounds like the disturbing part was hearing that the student had gotten bad advice from the regular advisor. that could mean the regular advisor is sloppy, which is a problem. it also could be that the student misunderstood or didn't want to hear it the first time -- sometimes that happens, too. <BR/><BR/>when i supervised people giving advice, this kind of thing came up from time to time. a supervisor could talk to the person in a non-judgmental way to find out if there is a different side to the story. and, it never hurts to have a meeting or training or whatever to clarify/discuss the confusing rule in question. just thoughts.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-44729750345582429522008-08-06T06:40:00.000-07:002008-08-06T06:40:00.000-07:00I've come to like advising (especially now that I ...I've come to like advising (especially now that I am not advising 112 students, which I think was my top load, back when I was the sole advisor for English majors): it's tedious, sometimes, but I like getting to know the majors close up; and I do like helping them make the system work.delagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18197857250240640822noreply@blogger.com