Today, my new online college class about Asian and Pacific American studies is teaching us how to write mini essays, not how to include Asian and Pacific Americans. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I realized some of my English students have just been going to their Philosophy professor to help them complete their essays. FML
Today, in the class I'm teaching, I assigned my students an essay to complete for homework. One student asked me if I was deducting points for bad spelling. I teach English. FML
Today, my new creative writing teacher informed the class that we should consult him before writing anything "dark or disturbing." I only took the class because my therapist recommended that I join the class so I could freely express my darker thoughts without her help or a fear of being judged. FML
Today, I went to my first class of the semester. After an hour of intense note writing, I realized I was in the wrong class. FML
Today, I was teaching a class when a student pointed out that I'd used the wrong "your/you're" while writing on the board. FML
Today, one of my classmates got bullied and the whole class got to wrote 2000 words about that. FML
Today, my college English teacher told me if I wanted an explanation for my grade I would have to schedule a conference to come to her office. It's an online class. I took an online class because I can't come in. FML
Today, my teacher called me "stupid and ignorant" for referring to myself as Asian. I'm from Pakistan. Pakistan is in Asia. FML
Today, after attending lectures for months, studying for weeks, and spending hours writing a 15-page research paper, I was informed that due to technological issues during registration, I was not enrolled in the class. FML
Today, the parent of a student called to ask me about a homework assignment. At the end of the call, she told me that I seem to be losing my "Asian accent" from when she first talked to me in the summer. I was born in the US, grew up in NJ and speak perfect English. FML
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RichardPencil 32
So, are you saying that the course makes you feel that Asians and Pacific Islanders are underrepresented in the American conversation to the point of being virtually invisible? That's the theme of the course! PS, you do need to work on your mini-essays.
Anderling 33
It might still be leading up to that but the professor wanted to make sure everyone would be able to do the assignments? I'm not sure when this class started.
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Anderling 33
It might still be leading up to that but the professor wanted to make sure everyone would be able to do the assignments? I'm not sure when this class started.
bazjack 26
Multiple college professors on social media complain repeatedly that students come to them not knowing how to write coherently. They might just be trying to give the class some sort of level playing field.
RichardPencil 32
So, are you saying that the course makes you feel that Asians and Pacific Islanders are underrepresented in the American conversation to the point of being virtually invisible? That's the theme of the course! PS, you do need to work on your mini-essays.