My Professor is targeting me?
I hav to write a lot of papers in my strategic mgmt class. I research like hell for 2 weeks and write the best of papers. Seriously, I 'd like to show it to anyone.. I am the youngest in a class of 10 people. Others are just old and fukn dumb. (For ex: for a biz plan contest all they can think abt is vending machines n parking lots, typical American BS ! ) Every time the prof gives me d paper back, the dumbest , older person gets an A and I get only a C+ or B+ ) The prof doesnt even give a proper explanation . Ive asked him many times, y my grades are lower. ( he says you need to establish credibility with me) . Isnt this discrimination ?? I feel irritated. He is about 70 years old n he doesnt know **** bout technology and papers are about technology and the markets/finance .
What is the most irritating thing about IIIT-A?
Oh dear lord, where to begin?1. MD Tiwari. The man is clearly never going to turn 65, he'll probably remain at sweet 60 for the next fifty years.2. The Dean of Student Affairs, RC Tripathi aka The (self-appointed) Guardian of Morality and The Cockblocker TM on campus. Can often be seen pumping away on his motorcycle on midnight rounds around the campus hunting for couples to persecute. Cowboy hats are his accessory of choice. Responsible for producing gems such as - "no pair of boy and girl should be seen together in a public place after 8pm." One can only assume that private places are permitted. Scandalized by even an inch of a woman's bare legs - evidently naked ankles are as incompatible with Indian Culture as nipples. Married to a woman as large as an orangatan, with hair dyed the same grisly orange shade. Perhaps that's why he often chooses to take the Warden of the Girls' Hostel on his afternoon motorcycle rides?3. The Warden of the Girls Hostel - a shrill voiced harridan of uncommon laziness and low intelligence, so sexually frustrated that even RCT will do it for her.4. The lack of stationery shops, printers, xerox machines available on campus. Parking lots and useless staff such as a "Head of International Affairs" (the woman is believed to be MDT's mistress) we have a plenty though.5. The girls hostel rules - just about as medieval as you can get. Outpasses to go anywhere outside the campus must be taken out at fixed times. You can't even leave for home without running around asking for permission from a dozen fools.6. The singular lack of extracurricular activities available on campus. The clubs are purely nominal.
Teaching: What is the best way to deal with irritating teachers?
'What cannot be cured must be endured!' Unless she can go over his head to his boss and complain which has its own hazards, it is better she grins and bears it. Besides, if you are her BF, remember, girls just want a patient, understanding and compassionate listener to their problems and not any immediate and hasty answers to solve them - unlike men. So, listen more, talk less, show understanding and keep up a good humour discussing other matters by not bringing up this prickly subject yourself unless she herself does it. Soon, she and her other friend who is also caught up in this will find a solution. Some men have an inferiority complex and problems of needing more and more attention. The particular mentor seems to belong to that category and by mentally torturing the girls he seems to feel superior over others. A probable solution is for the girls to praise him now and then and show admiration(!) at his ( cut &paste) intelligence and try to 'butter up' the guy to get things done. Who is immune to flattery? None!
Is it grammatically correct to write "Are you angry on me?"
I guess I know where this is coming from. A native Hindi speaker might commit the mistake of translating the Hindi version of this question to English word-by-word, and arrive at this incorrect translation. Tip : It's best not to do a word-by-word translation between languages. It's almost always wrong. If you're thinking in one language, and speaking in another, try to keep chunks, or just the subject, verb and object in mind, and then try framing your sentence in the desired language.
Do professors usually call to verify the authenticity of doctor s notes?
If it's an exam and you are looking to rebook you bet your *** they will call and check up on you. Profs are used to students trying to cheat or weasel out of exams. Hand in a fake doctor's note and you'll find yourself up before the head of the department explaining yourself. IF you are allowed to remain, expect every professor to question all your work from that point on. Oh and it's easy to google obits. Your prof will also check up on that too. Finals are serious, and they don't want to have to set a separate exam for a student who can't be bothered showing up. And we all understand you situation. That's why we are so irritated with you. You are going to lie to your prof, make him set a separate exam for you because you think you're special and should have a day off. Doesn't matter if it's an entry level course or not, it's the lying you are so cheerfully willing to do that is annoying. Either sell your ticket, take the failure on your exam or show up like an adult. One last thought, to forge a doctor's note, you will need official letterhead from your doctor's office. Forge anything with a doctor's name on it opens you up to serious criminal charges. You don't put a doctor's name to anything.
Professor took my phone?
The professor got irritated because you were insulting. A professor is not a television program which you can "sort of" watch and "sort of" pay attention to something else. He or she is an actual person who expects your attention and courtesy. There is nothing wrong with texting. By all means, do it. But stay outside of the classroom, send your text messages, and don't insult the instructor by implying that what he's doing is not important enough to merit your full attention. That having been said, I probably would not have reacted the way your professor did. I'd have been irked, but I would have been tempted to talk to you about the matter in private after class. There are a couple of things you need to think about. The first is that your professor deals with that kind of rude, thoughtless behavior all day long, and he most certainly gets tired of it. He knows that some students have not been properly prepared for the college classroom experience (which is apparently true in your case, or you would not have been texting during a class), but dealing with the same kinds of insolent, thoughtless behavior day after day can wear thin. Some students can't tell the difference between a theater screen (the actors have already been paid, they're not really there, and they aren't responsible if the audience doesn't hear the dialog) and a lecture hall (the professor is doing a job, he's most certainly physically present, and students complain when they fail tests, arguing that it's the professor's fault). It's also possible that the professor simply had a bad day, which, I'm sorry to say, will also happen to you at some point. You'll "snap" and make a bad decision. Commit yourself to being more courteous during classes, and cut the guy some slack this time.
Do professors get annoyed by students who ask too many questions?
I've been a Graduate Student Instructor at UC Berkeley for 3 years. Genuine interest in my field will never be annoying -- I love what I do, and I love what I teach. It is a remarkable privilege to be able to share the thing I nerd out to with others. But spending three hours in front of 100 students across three separate sections in silence can be exceptionally draining. A question that communicates that someone "got it" can improve the lecture for everyone (instructor included).If your GSI/TA loves their work, I can assure you that your involvement with the course will be ascertained the moment you start asking your question. With your questions, you may be telling me that you didn't do the last homework, that you haven't touched the readings, or that you haven't yet started on the project that's due tomorrow. Note that all of the above were observations about some of the best and brightest students I've ever had the pleasure of meeting -- and none of those things matter if your work is good.But the actual answer to your question ("...really think...") -- we usually DON'T think of our students much when we leave the classroom. As a GSI, I have to teach, grade, do research, present and publish my work, and try to be more than a theoretical husband and partner to my wife. The goal of every day is to get enough done to spend an evening with my wife without continuing work at home. So if you stay after class to ask things like "dude, come to our keggar!," you're not making a friend, you're making a (very sleepy and annoyed) GSI say awkward lies like "I might swing by... you guys be safe."tl,dr -- ask if you care, it's our responsibility to put you in line if you're out of it. We also won't remember you if you annoyed us* and will remember you and your work if you actually cared about our field.*some exceptions may apply...
According to professors, what makes an undergraduate student annoying? I'm pretty shy about emailing, staying after class, etc. because I'm always nervous about coming off as annoying (or even brown-nosing) rather than curious/inquisitive.
In general, what gets under my skin is students who refuse to take their commitment to the course seriously. I see this in a number of ways:1.) Not doing the readings. Their understanding of a given conversation is going to depend on their understanding of a topic, and the readings are designed to assist in that task. If you don't read, then you can't really participate in the discussions, so I end up talking to 1 or 2 students. 2.) Not really progressing on a project/problem between class sessions. So, on Monday I asked you to complete a task (that should take 5 minutes to complete) and you didn't even attempt to do it? And now, at the start of class, I'm expected to step you through the procedure again? Meet me halfway - try to do something and make mistakes. I can show you where you went wrong, and help you understand it. I can't work with nothing.3.) Students who don't take notes.4.) Students who fail open-book tests. Really? You should be getting a 100 on an open book test. I'd be okay with an 85. But a 43? And you were in class?5.) Students who refuse to follow directions. As in, complete an outline for your paper and submit it to me by 9/15. 6.) Students who don't come to class on a regular basis with no real explanation.7.) Students who come to class and constantly check their email/text. I hope that your checking your email, and not just looking at your crotch and smiling.8.) Students who take long 'breaks' in a 45-minute class. I understand the need for a bathroom break (you really can hold it in, though!), but not 10-minutes. 9.) Students who think I'm dumb. Don't submit someone else's work as your own, be it a paper, test answer, or a musical project. I'll figure it out in much less time that it took you to plagiarize it.These traits are only in a small percentage of the students I've had over the years. Most of them try hard, and I'm more than willing to go out of my way to help them succeed.