Venting About College Professors (Warning, Very Explicit)

[Meteorite Man]

Well....You got the talking part done. Tell her you don't like the way she is teaching the class and that you volunteer to take over the class for a day to show her how it's supposed to be done.

My bet is that you'll remain silent and will be in the back facing forward.

Nothing gets done "stewing" about it. you're the one spending the cash for her to teach you, they aren't cutting you a check to sit there.

[staticorex]

Wow. That's funny. I like how she tells you to record her and then yells at you for doing just that. :p

[kurokoma-kun]

I also went to university later than most, and I think older people have higher expectations, though some professors do just suck!

Is there another section of the class you could transfer to? If not... why not try to make friends with her. You don't ACTUALLY have to like her, just play her game so you can master the damn material. She may be doing this stuff because lazy students are always looking for a shortcut--let her know you're not. Don't feel like you are sucking up--it's good practice for dealing with assholes, and you may have to work with a lot of them after you graduate.

Your professor may not give shit about your responsibilities and that you don't have time to hang out in a study group to compare notes, but at least you will have tried every option she gave on her syllabus. If she doesn't respond the way you want, then you can go to the department head with a legitimate beef.

Having said all that...this lady reminds me of a philosophy professor I took a linguistics course from. He was a complete and total douche to everyone--told the class most would fail, gave reading assignments that had nothing to do with class discussion, unclear writing assignments then tore you a new asshole for being unclear in your paper, on and on. In the end though, he gave the easiest final exam ever, dropped your lowest grades, and I got an A for the course! It's like it was all an act to get some people to drop, and make the ones who stayed try harder. Those crafty philosophers... you never know what they'll do next...

[Yaris Revenge]

2 words: hidden camera.

matter o' fact, why not catch her on your cam telling you NOT to record because it's not fair to others, and then offer to provide an MPEG for everyone in class? See what she says about that, and catch her on film saying it.

Blackmail for her superiors.

'Course, you're probably still screwed once you piss her off that much.

~YR

[staticorex]

Ha. Yeah. Good way to get yourself blackballed. :p

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by Yaris Revenge

2 words: hidden camera.

matter o' fact, why not catch her on your cam telling you NOT to record because it's not fair to others, and then offer to provide an MPEG for everyone in class? See what she says about that, and catch her on film saying it.

Blackmail for her superiors.

'Course, you're probably still screwed once you piss her off that much.

~YR

hmmm, that's a very good idea, but my thing is, if you're too lazy to bring a camera, i don't wan to give you what i worked for. i dunno. but yeah, i think she is the type to fail you for no reason (good way to get her fired tho), but i need a passing grade in this class to apply for the nursing program. but yeah, i'll mention this idea to my friends.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by Meteorite Man

Well....You got the talking part done. Tell her you don't like the way she is teaching the class and that you volunteer to take over the class for a day to show her how it's supposed to be done.

My bet is that you'll remain silent and will be in the back facing forward.

Nothing gets done "stewing" about it. you're the one spending the cash for her to teach you, they aren't cutting you a check to sit there.

already told another professor. he'll get back to me if he can do something about it. it's those professors that i like, the ones that actually care about their students.