Teacher Rant

So, our school has thing about doing teacher evaluations just a few weeks after class starts.

Sounds a little stupid, right?

I thought as much until last semester when we had an absolutely horrible Tuesday instructor and we got him fired at an early stage so there was still hope for us to learn something in the class.

I still hate Tuesday classes.

This semester, our Tuesday class is kinda slow. No, not kinda. It's really slow. And I don't necessarily think it's the teacher's fault. The problem is that he has to teach at the pace for the slowest one amongst us.

Still, people complained that class was going too slow on the evaluations. This morning, we got the teacher seeking revenge for all the "wrongs" we put down on those sheets.

Well, I got a little pissed.

Yes, fine. We're complaining about class going slow. Our first project (not a group project!!) has been delayed 3 weeks (in an 11-week semester) because of the slower learners.

Yes, fine. You, Mr. Teacher, can't figure out how they passed their prerequisite class and not know the basics needed for this one (kind of explains why things are going slow, yes?).

Yes, fine. There's people there that should've been kicked from the program a long, long time ago.

But don't bitch at us about it. Talk to the Deans and figure out why they're letting people pass and continue on in the program when basic skills are lacking and/or missing. We're complaining, but we only pay the tuition and take the courses, so our opinion doesn't matter.

There's still a dozen of us in the classroom that feel things are progressing too slowly. There are 3 or 4 who just don't get it.

Let them fall behind.

Let them fail.

We'll all be better off for it.

My doctor told me a while back that this is exactly like going to med school. We're working long, hard hours to achieve our best and it will only be the best people who make it.

If we make mistakes, however, no one dies. But couldn't they bloody well fail and drop out?

Please?