Professors may be experts, but we’re certainly not perfect. Being vague about criteria for course success, using obnoxious fonts, playing favorites, and not acknowledging students are just some of the irritating things professors do. This is the flip side to 15 Ways to Tick Your Professors Off. Here are the nine things professors do that … [Read more...]
11 Things Professors Do that Irritate Students
Professors may be experts, but we’re certainly not perfect. Being vague about criteria for course success, refusing to give As, wearing funky or distractingly nerdy clothing, and spitting on students while talking are just a few of the things professors do that irritate students. After writing 13 Things You Do that Tick Your Professor Off, I … [Read more...]
The Class of 2018 Mindset, or How I’m Officially Old
I was sitting in the same classrooms, taking lectures from some of the same professors they would later meet when my new students were born. I was dancing my way through fraternity parties and living in my first apartment when they were learning to walk. Most of the freshman entering college this year were born in 1996. Perhaps this is why my … [Read more...]
7 Things Professors Do that Annoy Students
Professors may be experts, but we’re certainly not perfect. Being vague about criteria for course success, refusing to give As, wearing distracting clothing, and spitting on students while talking are just a few of the things professors do that irritate students. This post is the flip side to my post 12 Ways to Tick Off Your Professor. Straight … [Read more...]
12 Ways to Tick Off Your Professor
My stepfather used to say that anytime you get a new boss, you should ask what his or her greatest pet peeve is and then never do that thing. I’ve relayed the story to many students. I’ve even used it as a lead-in to discuss some of my own pet peeves, but it wasn’t until a few years ago that I thought about using it to help students succeed in my … [Read more...]
Things Professors Do that Irritate Students
Professors may be experts, but we’re certainly not perfect. Being vague about criteria for course success, refusing to give As, wearing funky or distractingly nerdy clothing, and spitting on students while talking are just a few of the things professors do that irritate students. After writing, 12 Ways to Tick Off Your Professor, I thought I … [Read more...]
Why Can’t We Be Friends?
It's a social media issue that comes up at least once an academic year: Should students and their professors be friends on Facebook? There are varying schools of thought on the issue. Some professors and administrators think it's fine to befriend students, while others avoid it. Some students think it's creepy, while others request professors' … [Read more...]