Work and School: Today, I was warned that I was failing too many students and...

By ChinaWillOwnUs - 27/08/2018 15:00

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

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By Is McDonald's Hiring? - 23/04/2019 12:00

Today, I was sternly told that if I didn't pass more students, I would be out of a job. I then went to my class to collect papers, and was stymied by how I could be giving passing grades to the 12 of 24 who didn't turn anything in. College students. FML

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By Anonymous - 03/10/2012 23:00 - United States - Tallahassee

Today, my teacher's comments on my essay read, "I know it's college, but you use a lot of unnecessary words with a lot of syllables." He basically scolded me for having a complex vocabulary. I go to an accredited state university. Nothing says "America" like under-achieving professors. FML

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By katsaysner - 17/10/2014 17:56 - United States - Unity

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

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By Anonymous - 02/09/2013 05:14 - United States - Asheboro

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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By I weep for our future generation - 01/10/2017 04:30

Today, while home from college for the weekend, my sister started whining about how I keep using "big fancy college words" and making her feel bad. My sister is 27 and teaches elementary school. The word I used was "ludicrous." FML

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By Anonymous - 31/10/2011 10:09 - United Kingdom

Today, I turned in an overdue English assignment at college. My instructor accused me of plagiarism, writing that my sentence structure was "TO" good. Seriously? FML

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By IkeTheIntern - 18/09/2015 20:02 - Canada

Today, my boss told me to stop giving work to our college intern because it's an embarrassment to have someone who hasn't finished college working for him. This is the same boss who constantly brags about being a high school drop out. FML

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By Username - 28/02/2011 16:26

Today, my assistant manager was arguing with a customer. I interjected letting the customer know that "we want everything to be copacetic." After the customer left, I received a write up for using "big words." FML

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By dumb4$$0rz - 23/12/2010 21:01 - United States

Today, the grades for one of my courses were released. The class average was higher than that which the department allowed, so the professor had to scale everyone's marks down to meet the policy. I ended up failing because my class was too smart. FML

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By Too fast. - 07/12/2016 05:54 - Uruguay - Montevideo

Today, I got told by my classmates to slow down because I put too much pressure on them. I'm taking a class in accounting for the first time in my life, we are all over 25 and so far we are doing basic math. FML

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MrCT 22

Monday 27 August 2018 17:34

Is it the students failing or are you failing the students by not being able to teach the material.

sparx1_1 12

Monday 27 August 2018 20:14

This is the "no man left behind"education system at work. American education is about lowering the bar until everyone's a winner.

Comments

Alup132 22

Monday 27 August 2018 15:13

Hasn’t this been posted months ago?

CharlesEmersonW 31

Monday 27 August 2018 15:15

You know what they say.... Stupid loves company...

deep deep 6

Monday 27 August 2018 15:26

haha

Luke16eirb7deneuwn1 20

Monday 27 August 2018 16:48

U S A! U S A! U S A!

onelonelybagel 5

Monday 27 August 2018 19:46

young people these days, especially in America, are just plain lazy. they don't want to do the work and expect you to give them a good grade for not doing anything. I am a young person but I was taught work hard and you'll reap good rewards

Luke16eirb7deneuwn1 20

Monday 27 August 2018 20:08

Don't generalize!

J352SAURUS 30

Monday 27 August 2018 23:30

Interesting username, OP.

MrCT 22

Monday 27 August 2018 17:34

Is it the students failing or are you failing the students by not being able to teach the material.

PenguinPal3017 19

Monday 27 August 2018 17:40

If they aren't even turning in the assignments they aren't trying. Fail them all and let God sort them out.

sparx1_1 12

Monday 27 August 2018 20:14

This is the "no man left behind"education system at work. American education is about lowering the bar until everyone's a winner.

Serpent20601 9

Monday 27 August 2018 17:46

lol. liberal college

Paul B. Gyurcsanszky 14

Monday 27 August 2018 19:15

This is what happens when every kid gets a trophy!

Charlie Given 26

Monday 27 August 2018 19:17

Wow time to talk to the dean cause your boss is a idiot 😒

Douglas A Stuart 1

Monday 27 August 2018 19:38

I feel ya. Got pretty much the same thing from my Chair. I had a Junior tell me 189-98 was 102. WTF.

rodfergie 18

Monday 27 August 2018 21:13

I went back to school for new degree after 20 years. Of the new students that I saw, about half never should have been able to graduate high school. I had to take a couple of freshman courses, that weren't in my first degree. These students these days we're having problems, and it was simple stuff that I learned in high school. Colleges are letting too many kids in that have no business being there. These kids have no chance of graduating, but the school's make money off of them with the tuition, and the kids are settled with that they have to pay.