Today, I received an email from my professor asking me not to jump ahead on assignments as it makes the other students look bad. FML
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Today, I received an email from my professor informing me that if I missed another class, I'd be dropped from the course. I have field experience to complete tomorrow as part of my major. I emailed her two weeks ago to let her know, and we're excused by the dean. She doesn't care. FML
Today, I've been making extremely good progress in my online class. Or at least… I was, until the deadline to complete it was suddenly pushed a whole month forward, causing me to be "behind." Then my teacher had the nerve to email me, telling me I needed to catch up. FML
Today, one of my classmates asked the teacher to postpone her presentation because she had to study and the teacher happily agreed. When I approached her, the teacher started yelling at me because postponing deadlines is irresponsible. I just wanted to make sure we didn't need to bring our book. FML
Today, my Computer Science professor posted an assignment that's due right before our Monday class… on Monday morning. I wouldn't have even thought to check for assignments this morning if he hadn't done the same thing last week. FML
Today, I was warned that I was failing too many students and it had to stop, so I showed my boss all of the easy assignments a lot of students didn't even turn in. She told me to stop using so many "big words" in them. I teach at a four year University. FML
Today, I asked my professor what happened to the assignment I gave him several weeks ago. Turns out he lost it, and graded me zero as a result. Now if I want a mark, he says I'll have to hand-write it all over again, but that I "probably shouldn't bother," because it was "a bit shit, really." FML
Today, my teacher called a friend and me out of class and told us we had been reported for plagiarism because our answers to a problem were nearly identical, and he said that I shouldn't have shared my work. This for an assignment where significant marks were awarded for collaborating with peers. FML
Today, I got the best grade in class on my economics midterm. Rather than tell me I did a good job, my professor criticized me in front of everyone about how I was working "too hard". FML
Today, I went to college, where I'm studying for my dream job. Despite getting up at 5am to catch the earliest bus into town, I arrived ten minutes late. My professor knows my circumstances, but is still threatening to kick me off the course if I don't "arrive on time like everyone else." FML
Today, one of my UNIVERSITY students submitted an incomplete assignment file to the online learning platform. I emailed him, "You will need to send me the correct file via email, as the system does not accept resubmissions." I literally got as a reply, "So, what do I need to do?" Online teaching is hell. FML
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kwyk 23
I will never have this problem...
ohro 10
Yeah, stop being so productive and smart
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amy6703 6
Forward it to the dean, see what he thinks.
EverythingSucky 2
Who are you to jump? You deserved it
8born8 18
Clearly someone who can organize and plan things ahead of time so op isn't missing out on anything, doesn't have any nasty surprises, doesn't use any old excuse in the book to avoid doing the work & doesn't possibly forget an assignment that could have a major impact on their grade. Or perhaps op just likes to study. I used to love doing English essays. I'd sit there with my dictionary and thesaurus, write, edit & re-write them. People have their academic quirks.
TheDrifter 23
Working ahead has its pitfalls though, as you get ahead of the lectures and may not correctly understand the content from your studies without them. I had a friend who did the same and very nearly failed because of her over eagerness. She misunderstood a concept, did the work in advance, turned it in and ended up begging to be able to rewrite it after it was graded, so that she could keep her scholarship.
perdix 29
He's right, but his reasoning is poor. The real reason you shouldn't jump ahead is that it makes it hard on the graders, whether it's the professor himself or his grad students. It's much more efficient to grade everybody's work at once, for instance, if you see many people miss the same problem, you know that you need to cover it again in class.
8born8 18
Oh you devils advocate you. Lol
heyheynow 12
you're not doogie howser md so just chill.... follow the lesson plan and if you're so smart then take a more advanced class of help with tutoring.
jw90 18
I say keep what you're doing OP! If other people can't handle you being intelligent then they either should challenge themselves more or drop out.
TheDrifter 23
Fast doesn't equal intelligent. OP could be way ahead, but a solid c student.
Dcm210 19
Wow on college of all places.
ohhsnappitsme 15
OP, where do you go to college? Usually professors encourage you to work ahead, so just keep doing what you've been doing. And to those who are criticizing OP for doing this, since when is it bad to plan ahead and get work out of the way? For all we know, OP could be a science major and have tons of readings, assignments, and lab reports to complete, so he would need to work ahead.
GBPH12 5
But it makes you look better! I say just keep doing what you're doing.
FailBear920 19
Congrats on your productivity op.
lk89 3
Why does everybody assume that because OP is working ahead he must be doing great, working faster does not always give you a better result. Prof was probably just joking when he said it makes the other student look bad, he just doesn't want people messing with his schedule or was trying to be nice not telling op he isn't helping himself by working ahead...
8born8 18
By your logic the prof should be too busy marking papers and grading assessments to be making jokes... I don't think he'd be the kind of person to put "JK" on the bottom of the email.. Op could be doing splendidly & the prof doesn't want the responsibility of looking after a paper handed in early in case something happens to it. What is it this generation says.... "Haters gonna hate"?.....
lk89 3
How very insightful of you to see 'my' logic in 3 sentences. You must have worked ahead a lot in college which let to this Superior power of deduction, because it is so accurate!!
8born8 18
No, 53, I in actual fact didn't even graduate high school. I had a nervous break down halfway through my final year, was hospitalised and was unable to graduate. So I proceeded to get myself a job, 3 actually, 1 part time and the other 2 regular casual. My powers of deduction are apparently no match for your powers of sarcastic deflection, so I take my hat off to you sir & wish you good day. ....... DILLIGAF.....
Potteria 11
Nobdy asked for your life story, geesh.