Students dare not ask for help??? Why the silence until its too late?

Alex Tue Sep 28, 2010 4:51 pm

Alex 22:41:45
You actually use the most helpful resource available to use to help with your presentation... me!!!
I repeat myself about 10 times in class but they stiill don't get what I want...
I showed my frustration to 3 of the monitors about just how much it annoys me
Any student is welcome to talk to me about their assignment
but they don’t!!!

STUDENT 22:42:40
maybe they dare not

Alex 22:42:41
they just wait until the last night before its due and make some bad presentation
well I always say how available I am to help..

STUDENT 22:43:24
well it's another common phenomenon

Alex 22:44:53
Chinese students taking the long road to learn something?
I agree

STUDENT 22:45:33
Chinese students dare not ask for teacher's help

Alex 22:45:47
and that is stupid

STUDENT 22:45:54
yeah
but no one change it
except you.

Alex 22:46:49
See you are clever

STUDENT 22:47:15
I dare not either ha
I only dare to ask you

Alex 22:47:49
you use the word dare
its not daring, its just common sense

STUDENT 22:48:03
yes

Alex 22:48:12
it frustrates me so much that students never give me what i want
It's like some of them purposely don't listen and then give horrible speeches that sound so unpracticed and dry

STUDENT 22:48:22
I ask you for help ha
ah...let me think. How to say?
Chinese teachers say ah...you can ask me on QQ or blablabla
but actually they will ignore you

Alex 22:50:44
how do I let students to understand?

STUDENT 22:50:56
talk to them

Alex 22:50:57
I use my forum everyday, I am accessible on my forum all the time!
I do!!!
I just actually want to see students do well
that is because I am angry
well... Not angry, passionate
and I want students to be able to talk to me in English, not be robots.. And I want to make them change their attitudes and improve English

STUDENT 22:52:49
you know, others just help those “good students"
they just notice them
poor me

Alex 22:53:20
perhaps i will tell students a time every week, when i am free for consultation

STUDENT 22:53:30
yeah

Alex 22:54:10
I am paid money to do a job, i want to it well
something’s I do don’t work, others do

Is this a common problem? Why do students keep quiet if they don't understand? Too many students seem to be afraid to ask for help...
Who can help me understand it?