>Perhaps I should say that a students ego often gets in the way of producing increasingly better work, but being a dick to them isn't always the answer. And I

>Perhaps I should say that a students ego often gets in the way of producing increasingly better work, but being a dick to them isn't always the answer. And I would agree with you there. As long as the point is driven home that the work is below par, and the reasons why, without any fancy wrapping or ego-massaging. Being direct without being a dick, though there are plenty of people who don't know how to do one without being the other. I'm still appreciative to a Grade 8 maths teacher who humiliated me in front of the class for slacking off during the semester and letting grades slip. Because I sure worked hard to prove him wrong next time. I don't know if there would have been any other way to get through to me at that time.