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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]the job of the professor is to deliver the lecture, answer student questions, assess exams, grade students.

in my university I am not even allowed to take attendance.

professors are not baby sitters. professors are not counselors. professors are not mental health professionals. professors teach those students who want to learn. if a student does not want to learn, there is nothing a professor can do about it. these are adults we are talking about.

- R1 prof. [/quote]

In a class of less than about 20, I will definitely notice if a student's demeanor changes, if they seem troubled or upset or depressed, if they are less engaged.  I start watching carefully, especially if the work and grades are also deteriorating.  Sometimes I can have them meet with me about their academic work and then gently bring up the counseling center, or I will email their adviser.  I've walked out of my office and left students alone in there to use my campus phone to call for a therapy appointment.  I've escorted kids to the counseling center and waited with them at their request until someone could see them.  I've even a few times called the dorm staff on weekends to check on students I knew were struggling.  You can't count on me to be a regulated system (I'm only one person, operating within the rules to respond to needs that I see in front of me), but you can count on me to try to find help within my orbit for a fellow human being. I'm a prof at an R2.[/quote]

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