As an English major, I value my english courses in college. The first experience, in Comp I, I had a teacher that used our paid class time to create unrelated power-points. She would enter class with a flustered red face, mumble some choice words then start her random project. "I class, am truly upset with each and every one of you!" What should have followed that statement was, "And here is a completely useless powerpoint about why". The power-points ranged from proper email edict to the Dallas Stars loosing. Now this seems pretty awful right?
WRONG!! My next english teacher made me want to go running back to crazy powerpoint lady.
Comp II. What our syllabus consists of..
-01/20:Write in journal about favorite job, read to class.
-01/22:Write in journal about worst job, read to class.
-01/24: Write in journal about how many jobs you've had, read to class.
This goes on and on.
The easy outline for the class is not what sent me over the edge. It was what she did next.
As we were shouting out bad qualities in jobs, a very lazy and "dim" student suggested unrespectful. As an english major, I laughed in my head and corrected him, disrespectful I said to myself. The teacher however, said "Very good, I've had a lot of unrespectful managers in my day. What a good suggestion." She continued to write it on the board, while I'm silently screaming DISRESPECTFUL DISRESPECTFUL DISRESPECTFUL!!
In conclusion, my hope for a proper education in english has perished. Guess I'll have to settle for a minimum wage job with all those unrespectful people...
I'm just now reading this, but this is hilarious! Hang in there, freshman courses are ridiculous, but you will get professors who are supposed to be there and actually know what they're doing! That will make it worth it!
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