Dear Students,
I wanted to offer you some advice. If you have to ask the following questions be prepared for your professor’s head to explode.
*Do I really have to buy the book?
*Do I have to actually read in this class?
*Do I even have to come to class?
*Can’t you just give us all the answers for the exams?
*Are you, like, even old enough (or aren’t you like REALLY too old) to teach this class?
*Deadlines are kinda hard for me, could these be optional deadlines?
So, word to the wise think these sorts of questions in your head.
Do NOT ask your professor them, prior to the exploding head her/his answers will NOT be ones that you want to hear.
In addition, to answers you never wanted to hear & an exploding head your professor may accidentally lob an eraser in your general direction. I mean how could it not happen? THE PROF’S HEAD JUST EXPLODED!!
And for those wondering, trust me when I tell you that the exploding head thing is not a pretty sight. It also leaves a nasty stain on your clothes.
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As an old person at back to school, I have to agree with all of these questions. Except maybe the one about the textbook. I am finding many professors do not use text books at all.
Textbooks depend on the course & the college/university. I find that for upper level courses a text book doesn’t make sense & assigning it to students wouldn’t work, but for introductory courses textbooks can provide a wider range of material in a short time frame.
I always thought these things but never asked them. Many students (usually straight from high school) seem to ask them, aloud, & as a general question after getting the syllabus. I don’t get the actually asking part, it boggles my mind.
Hahahah this is hilarious! I also work at a college. But I work on the student affairs side talking to them about safe sex and risky behaviors. You should hear some of the questions I get asked.
Bless! I think I was guilty of thinking these questions, but had the good sense not to ask them in college!
It amazes me the stupidity of some college students. I remember being a student and thinking “I worked my ass off to get here and you’re that stupid. WTH?” Of course, I never did buy the complete collection of Shakespeare; I just checked out the plays as we went.
“Will this be on the test?” That one is my favorite– I think I’ve heard it three times this week and I only teach one class.
This post made me laugh out loud. I have been in classes where students have asked questions like this, and I’VE wanted to bang my head against a wall. I always wondered what the instructor thought, and now I know. I think I’ll become a follower…I’m glad I found you through SITS!
I love this list.
You know that you are my hero, right?
Intelligent…….nurturing (mother)…….highly educated……beautiful…….
Don’t think I’m a psycho. I just thought I should tell you.
You are too funny. Thank you, now if only I could get my children to all say that when they enter the teen years