Academic blog posts abound this week about students who think the world revolves around them, and professors who would like to disabuse them of that idea. So I'll add one of mine.
A student from Japan just asked me if she could have permission to use the vocabulary list from the study guide while taking the final (this is a no-notes exam). She writes, "It's hard to remember... the name of foreigners."
OK, this is a class with a global focus. The "names of foreigners" are thus foreigners for everyone in the class! Not just foreign for a Japanese student. And for the most part, they are names of prominent international figures--names anyone coming out of this class should know, regardless of the student's country of origin or first language.
Geeeeeez. She is already getting extra time on the final and has permission to use an electronic dictionary. I think that is enough specialness for one person. There are limits.
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