Five Things You Should Never Say To Your Teacher
Happy Monday folks! Today is the start of spring semester where I teach and it’s likely the last semester I will be teaching at this particular university as my fellowship ends this term. It’s kind of bittersweet…
I thought about writing a new post today, but Sesame woke up at 5:30 am and I had my first ever Pilates class this morning, so I’m beyond tired. So, I thought I’d dig up a post I wrote this past April for my friend, Krystyn at Really, Are You Serious?
The post is entitled Five Things You Should Never Say To Your Teacher…
- Ask Questions That Are On The Syllabus…
Seriously, this is probably my biggest pet peeve as a college instructor and most of my colleagues will agree. On the first day of class, I tell my students if they email me a question answered on the syllabus, they won’t receive an answer.
Before the semester starts, instructors spend weeks (sometimes months) working on our syllabi. We work hard to create reading/homework schedules for the semester, but we also spend hours writing out policies and making sure they are clear to everyone.
When you do not even bother to read the syllabus thoroughly before asking a question, you tell us that you do not care about the time it takes us to prepare for class at all. Not to mention it is just not smart on your part because the syllabus is your contract for the class. It is what you agree to by staying enrolled in the course and will help answer questions like what books do we need for this class? Or is there a midterm? Or where do we submit assignments? Reading is fundamental.
To find out the rest of the list… go check out the original post here–Five Things You Should Never Say To Your Teacher
