Things that are NOT ok to do as students

(Dont roll your eyes, you knew it was coming ; )

Ok so the blog about things that are not ok to do as professors turned out to be a pretty big hit. But I felt kind of bad because students do some pretty crappy things too. I dont want people to think that professors are the only tards of the class room when really... theres quite a few. There are a few things about students that drive me absolutly crazy. I may even be guilty of it myself. So here we go:

1) No one likes to go to an early class, I get it... but if class is from 8 am -1120 am and you show up at 11:05 stay where ever the hell you were.

2) It is in no way shape or form ok to wear PJ's to school everyday. Especially when its time to give a presentation. I get being your own person but it sends the wrong message.

3) To the kid who NEVER pays attention and is always on facebook in class..its fine that your not interested in the subject. But DO NOT ASK ME FOR HELP.

4) There is such a thing as a stupid question. We have all heard them. Its usually from the person who spent the whole lecture doing something else.

5) Granted there are not assigned seats in college, but if everyday for the last 45 days you sat in one seat, dont plucking sit in mine because you felt like it.

6) The professor is talking and you have a story about eeeevvvveerrryyy plucking thing that you feel the need to share with the class that are like 20 minutes long.. its annoying.

7) Powerpoints.. man o man...we have all sat through those dreadfull dreadful powerpoint presentations... first and for most. Be the prepared. its the least you can do. If you didnt do the assignment save us all the bs. PLEASE.

8. To the person aceing every darn exam do us all a favor and get sick one exam.  Your plucking up the curve. = )

9. Never showing up for class, never doing assignments and pretty much doing nothing, equates to a relatively low grade. Bitching to other students about your crap professor isnt really fair. Especially when everyone knows your an idiot.

10.  Most of the excuses that we are able to come up with for why the assignment is late or simply doesnt exist , are usually pretty clever. But 9/10 your better off just keeping it real. Your excuse gets around...

Things that are NOT ok to do as a professor

So I am a little bitter about a class that I am taking at the moment because I continue to study my ass off and yet I keep getting bad grades... which is somthing that does not sit well with me. But in the midst of getting this bad grade (which I admit is not completly the professors fault) butttt.... it got me to thinking of all the things that I cannot stand for a professor to do. So here we go.

1. If you want students to arrive on time to learn, be on time to teach. I dont care if you are a laywer. Its called a smart phone with email. Use it.

2. Do not send out emails 10 minutes before class and expect the whole class to have read it. It doesnt work that way.

3. Obviously this is a college. Reading is crucial to even take the SAT's. DO NOT READ YOUR SYLLABUS TO THE CLASS WORD FOR WORD. Your demanding that I get on facebook and do nothing.

4. Do not read your slide word for word. Its just as bad as reading your syllabus word for word.

5. Checking your phone every five minutes in the middle of your own lecture is not ok. Unless you pick up dead bodies for living or have a cool obbession with spiders and animals.

6. Talking to your students like they are in 5th grade.. not ok. I get your older and have been teaching for years but we are still adults no matter how immature we may act.

7. Dont tell us or grade is one thing and we get our transcripts and its another. AUTOMATIC GRIEVANCE. Do not in anyway, shape or form be suprised.

8. Do not quote yourself on your own textbook that you wrote and made me buy. Its like giving yourself a hand job.

9. Do not patronize your students. There are stupid questions.

10. Do not think you are too experienced to learn a thing or two from students. yea, you did the college thing before but there was also IBM before apple.

This is not about any teacher in particular. But feel free to let me know if I missed any. = )