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Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: rolypolyfishhed Please login to reply to this message. Posted Tuesday, Dec 11 at 9:19 PM Tue, Dec 11, 07 at 09:19:44 EST Students who are so enthralled with their own (imaginary) brilliance that they dominate the class, argue with the professor and other students, and hold court with "lectures" of their own. Furthermore, any professor who would allow this is a putz. (In reply to artsy357)

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: rolypolyfishhed Please login to reply to this message. Posted Tuesday, Dec 11 at 9:23 PM Tue, Dec 11, 07 at 09:23:02 EST Sorry to be so pissy about it, but that really annoys me.

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: MathProfJC Please login to reply to this message. Posted Tuesday, Dec 11 at 9:31 PM Tue, Dec 11, 07 at 09:31:01 EST (In reply to artsy357) "Is it OK if I miss class today?" "I missed class yesterday, did I miss anything?"

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: SpanTchr Please login to reply to this message. Posted Tuesday, Dec 11 at 11:40 PM Tue, Dec 11, 07 at 11:40:09 EST (In reply to artsy357) This is a good topic that I can respond to. (I usually read more than respond to things.) One thing I don't like that students do is address their personal concerns with me in front of the entire class...as if I am going to take everyone's time to talk to you about YOUR grade! We can discuss that before or after class. Also, I hate it when people think class is over before it is over. I don't like for people to start making noise by packing up when I am not finished with the class. I even started putting a blurb about that in my syllabus a few semesters back because it just bothers me. People STILL do it, and I feel bad about having to call them on it. One more: I know there are some emergencies, but I don't expect for people to just get up and leave to go to the restroom when my class only lasts for 50 minutes. If I were a student and needed to do this, I would apologize after class or write an e-mail explaining my rude behavior. I guess some students just don't think it is rude to treat the professor like a television and just go out of the room upon the slightest whim. Besides, I teach Spanish, and students must participate in class. If you are outside of the room, you are not participating. On the other hand, I really appreciate it when students tell me ahead of time that they have to leave. In that case, it is less of a distraction. If the student is staying for 30 minutes or less, I will count the student absent anyway. If the student is staying for at least 35 of the 50 minutes, then I will let it go as long as it is only a once or twice (in the semester) kind of thing. If a student leaves at ANY point during the class and 1) doesn't come back, 2) doesn't tell me anything about it, and 3) doesn't e-mail me either, then I will count the person absent. I am just asking for a little respect, that's all. I hope I am not asking for too much!

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: SpanTchr Please login to reply to this message. Posted Tuesday, Dec 11 at 11:41 PM Tue, Dec 11, 07 at 11:41:05 EST >(In reply to artsy357) "Is it OK if I miss >class today?" "I missed class yesterday, did >I miss anything?" (In reply to MathProfJC) I am 100% with you on these, too, MathProfJC.

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: SpanTchr Please login to reply to this message. Posted Tuesday, Dec 11 at 11:46 PM Tue, Dec 11, 07 at 11:46:40 EST >Students who are so enthralled with their own >(imaginary) brilliance that they dominate the >class, argue with the professor and other >students, and hold court with "lectures" of >their own. Furthermore, any professor who >would allow this is a putz. (In reply to >artsy357) (In reply to rolypolyfishhed) This one really gets me, too. It is sad because the student thinks he/she knows what she is talking about, and he/she has this air about him/her that seems to say, "you are wrong about something, and I am about to prove it." First of all, I can make a mistake because I am human. After that, students should remember that we are in front of the classroom because we have already proved ourselves in the field. Little mistakes aside, rest assured we are not going to lead the masses astray. (I know there are some lame instructors out there in the world; there are always exceptions.) (Sorry for writing so many posts on the same thread. I usually don't respond much!)

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: rolypolyfishhed Please login to reply to this message. Posted Tuesday, Dec 11 at 11:56 PM Tue, Dec 11, 07 at 11:56:53 EST I read all your posts and they were all useful. In fact, I was going to respond to one of yours. I had a Spanish professor with the same pet peeves. But he had one more, that he never mentioned until it happened. A kid walked into class late and moseyed across the front of the room right in front of the professor while he was lecturing. Yes, you may have felt a disturbance in the force that day, my friend. Heh heh. Nobody dared to do that again. (In reply to SpanTchr)

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: AshS Please login to reply to this message. Posted Wednesday, Dec 12 at 2:38 AM Wed, Dec 12, 07 at 02:38:03 EST One of my profs hates that. He hates it so much he put it in his syllabus. Only one person in the class acknowledged it, though, that I noticed. Everyone else just walked right in front of him. A kid >walked into class late and moseyed across the >front of the room right in front of the professor >while he was lecturing.

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: joeocho Please login to reply to this message. Posted Wednesday, Dec 12 at 3:53 AM Wed, Dec 12, 07 at 03:53:14 EST (In reply to artsy357) I am an older student and it hurts my feelings when the student locked me out of a class because he said he didn't want any "ugly ass old people" in the class. he was a white male,by the way. He got banned from the campus and thrown out of the class. The campus cops also found out that he was drunk... I don't like to see AGE DISCRIMINATION and REVERSE RACISM. That stuff is so ridiculous. WE ALL NEED TO STICK TOGETHER AND REMEMBER THAT WE ARE HERE TO LEARN SOMETHING AND TO PASS OUR COURSEWORK AND TO BE SOMEBODY! So students need to respect professors and try to learn from them. After all, they have some good credentials and the students owe them all due respect! Our instructors, especially our Paralegal and commercial music instructors, could meek four or five times the salary in the "real world" than they could teaching us and I appreciate them so much!

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: SchoolsSux Please login to reply to this message. Posted Wednesday, Dec 12 at 5:32 AM Wed, Dec 12, 07 at 05:32:51 EST (In reply to SpanTchr) You seriously find it rude that students go out to use the restroom? And that they should apologize later for it??? HAHA! To stay awake through boring lectures I drink big ass Rockstar energy drinks...which causes me to have to pee in massive quantities within a 50 minute period of time. So would you appreciate it more if a student just peed in their seat or slept? It's not rude to use the restroom!

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: justbeingnosie Please login to reply to this message. Posted Wednesday, Dec 12 at 5:48 AM Wed, Dec 12, 07 at 05:48:11 EST (In reply to SchoolsSux)maybe I owe my instructor a big apology. I did that one time, but it was only bacause I was on the verg of choking and was about to lose it right there. I could have disturbed his class that way. It was either get up and go to the bathroom or lose it right their and get mouth to mouth, which would bave been ok with me. Actually, that would have been GREAT!

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: gentry76 Please login to reply to this message. Posted Wednesday, Dec 12 at 8:33 AM Wed, Dec 12, 07 at 08:33:10 EST (In reply to SpanTchr) How about little 5 point "attendance quizes" at 10 minutes before class ends? This bothers me too, as a student.

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: cactusflinthead Please login to reply to this message. Posted Wednesday, Dec 12 at 9:10 AM Wed, Dec 12, 07 at 09:10:37 EST (In reply to artsy357) In no particular order: cell phones the sense of entitlement conversations in class while the lecture is happening. Being unprepared; no book, no calculator, no writing implement or paper. If someone can't hold their water when they are in class, then they need to get some depends or here is a novel idea, drink less! If a student falls asleep in class, mark them absent.

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: SpanTchr Please login to reply to this message. Posted Wednesday, Dec 12 at 9:55 AM Wed, Dec 12, 07 at 09:55:56 EST >(In reply to SpanTchr) You seriously find it >rude that students go out to use the restroom? >And that they should apologize later for it??? >HAHA! To stay awake through boring lectures I >drink big ass Rockstar energy drinks...which >causes me to have to pee in massive quantities >within a 50 minute period of time. So would you >appreciate it more if a student just peed in >their seat or slept? It's not rude to use the >restroom! (In reply to SchoolsSux) Yes, I do. The class is only 50 minutes long and most adults and semi-adults are capable of holding it for that short period of time. I assume that people will go before class, so in reality, there isn't any reason to have to hold it for 50 minutes...it will usually creep up on a person in the middle of class. I would certainly try to hold it as a student...I was a student once and I know I must have done that a few times. I like what someone said about getting Depends if the person cannot physically hold his/her water. Furthermore, most people don't think I am boring, so if a student can't stay awake, then there would have to be another reason for that. I am not saying the person is at fault every time. There are extenuating circumstances. I am talking about repeat offenders, mostly. Now, with the full bladder issue, I know there are emergencies, like I said. But when a student does it repeatedly, his/her lack of concern for respect is obvious. When the emergency does arise, I do think it is proper to offer an apology since getting up in the middle of what we are doing is distracting to me and to others.

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: DrWilliamBehun Please login to reply to this message. Posted Wednesday, Dec 12 at 12:47 PM Wed, Dec 12, 07 at 12:47:08 EST "I missed class yesterday, did >I miss anything?" I usually just reply to this one with "Nope, you weren't here so we all went home." W (In reply to MathProfJC)

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: AshS Please login to reply to this message. Posted Thursday, Dec 13 at 1:01 AM Thu, Dec 13, 07 at 01:01:53 EST (In reply to DrWilliamBehun) I like this response. One of my profs had it posted on his door for a little while a few semesters ago: Did I Miss Anything Tom Wayman Originally from: The Astonishing Weight of the Dead. Vancouver: Polestar, 1994. Did I Miss Anything Question frequently asked by students after missing a class Nothing. When we realized you weren't here we sat with our hands folded on our desks in silence, for the full two hours Everything. I gave an exam worth 40 per cent of the grade for this term and assigned some reading due today on which I'm about to hand out a quiz worth 50 per cent Nothing. None of the content of this course has value or meaning Take as many days off as you like: any activities we undertake as a class I assure you will not matter either to you or me and are without purpose Everything. A few minutes after we began last time a shaft of light descended and an angel or other heavenly being appeared and revealed to us what each woman or man must do to attain divine wisdom in this life and the hereafter This is the last time the class will meet before we disperse to bring this good news to all people on earth Nothing. When you are not present how could something significant occur? Everything. Contained in this classroom is a microcosm of human existence assembled for you to query and examine and ponder This is not the only place such an opportunity has been gathered but it was one place And you weren't here

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: estrellaSMC Please login to reply to this message. Posted Thursday, Dec 13 at 6:51 AM Thu, Dec 13, 07 at 06:51:17 EST One of my professors this semester said that it bothered him having students get up, either to throw away trash or go to the bathroom. He said it was distracting. Since they had to go right past him to get to the door I can see why.

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: 642 Please login to reply to this message. Posted Thursday, Dec 13 at 8:34 AM Thu, Dec 13, 07 at 08:34:20 EST (In reply to artsy357) Marks obsession and fervent interest in exam format and what is covered. Is it comprehensive? Will the second 1/2 be emphasized, what chapters are on (read the syllabus), are past exams available (no); fixated on minutiae. OK, I do give them a full deck as to what to expect but they seem to want a deck of 104 not 52. eg. how many multiple choice questions? What poss. diff. does the quantity make so long as you have enough time? Will you study harder, more, or differently based on the # of questions?

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: 642 Please login to reply to this message. Posted Thursday, Dec 13 at 8:36 AM Thu, Dec 13, 07 at 08:36:30 EST (In reply to estrellaSMC) Come and go as you pls. (if you gotta go, you gotta go, no big deal) but I do appreciate being told that you have to leave early and virtually 100% extend me this courtesy.

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: Subtilis Please login to reply to this message. Posted Thursday, Dec 13 at 12:33 PM Thu, Dec 13, 07 at 12:33:59 EST (In reply to SpanTchr) After I had my daughter, my bladder gave out. It's been weak ever since and I need to pee very frequently. I do minimize my trips to the bathroom when class is in session but if I have to go, I have to go. I try to minimize the effect of my trips on the class by sitting in the last row, toward the ends, and very close to the doors, and leave quietly, returning quietly. But I'm not holding my water ... my bladder is no longer designed to do that. If my instructor had a problem with that, too FREAKING BAD!

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: wesley0042 Please login to reply to this message. Posted Thursday, Dec 13 at 4:54 PM Thu, Dec 13, 07 at 04:54:58 EST 1. Students who have to point out every spelling error on the board, or on the handouts, or on the test. If it's not relevant to the material, let it go and stop acting all smug that you pointed out that the professor is a human being. 2. Students who still don't have a book 10 weeks into the class, and professors who enable them. I had an art history prof. that would make us share our books with people who didn't pay $135 for them. I wanted to charge rent. 3. Students who keep dragging the prof. into side discussions. It only confuses the people who are were struggling, and are now trying to determine how much of this side discussion will be on the test. (Yes, I'm a student.) :-) (In reply to artsy357)

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: Subtilis Please login to reply to this message. Posted Thursday, Dec 13 at 5:11 PM Thu, Dec 13, 07 at 05:11:27 EST >1. Students who have to point out every spelling >error on the board, or on the handouts, or on the >test. If it's not relevant to the material, let >it go and stop acting all smug that you pointed >out that the professor is a human being. LOL. Those types bug me too! As long as it's not an English class...let it go and stop being such as smart @ss! 2. >Students who still don't have a book 10 weeks >into the class, and professors who enable them. >I had an art history prof. that would make us >s share our books with people who didn't pay $135 >for them. I wanted to charge rent. Erm... no freakin' way. Most of my books -- even USED ones -- have cost upwards of $150. I am not sharing it with someone who is simply too cheap to buy the book and wants to piggy back off of someone else who did make that investment. I have, however, GIVEN my books away at the end of the semester to students that I KNEW were in financial need and who don't receive book vouchers. 3. >Students who keep dragging the prof. into side >discussions. It only confuses the people who >are were struggling, and are now trying to >determine how much of this side discussion will >be on the test. Why don't the professors shut off irrelavent side discussions? I think that it's both the smarty's fault AND the fault of the professor to continue indulging in the "asides" (unless relavent to the topic on hand).

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: wesley0042 Please login to reply to this message. Posted Thursday, Dec 13 at 5:12 PM Thu, Dec 13, 07 at 05:12:20 EST Oh, and before berating a student in front of everybody about the bathroom breaks, read up on IBS. It would probably end up being a legal liability.

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: BenzeneRing Please login to reply to this message. Posted Thursday, Dec 13 at 6:10 PM Thu, Dec 13, 07 at 06:10:46 EST (In reply to artsy357) I don't like students who eat things (especially ones that make noise) in class, or ones who put their feet up on the seat in front of them. This may be the 21st century but have some respect, please.

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: justbeingnosie Please login to reply to this message. Posted Thursday, Dec 13 at 6:22 PM Thu, Dec 13, 07 at 06:22:32 EST (In reply to estrellaSMC)I can see that complaint but what if someone had and attack of gas or something like that. I ask you, then what?

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: cactusflinthead Please login to reply to this message. Posted Thursday, Dec 13 at 8:41 PM Thu, Dec 13, 07 at 08:41:53 EST (In reply to Subtilis) Of course if someone had a medical condition that should be taken into account. My snide remarks were best directed at slackers who do not plan ahead or consider the consequences of their actions.

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: adjunct Please login to reply to this message. Posted Friday, Dec 14 at 10:31 AM Fri, Dec 14, 07 at 10:31:40 EST (In reply to artsy357) Here goes: "Could you please give me a break, I didn't really read the syllabus", "I didn't follow all of the instructions, will this affect my grade?", "I didn't look at the school calender carefully so can I miss the last class because I am attending my friend's wedding", " I don't think I deserve a C on my paper. I know I didn't meet all of the criteria, but I worked really hard on it". " Why do you deduct points for tardiness - this isn't high school". Also, acquaintances sitting in back of the classroom and behaving like jr. high kids.

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: MathProfJC Please login to reply to this message. Posted Friday, Dec 14 at 11:40 AM Fri, Dec 14, 07 at 11:40:41 EST >(In reply to artsy357) Also, >acquaintances sitting in back of the classroom >and behaving like jr. high kids. (In reply to adjunct) Do you mean acquaintances of your students, not students in your class?

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: SpanTchr Please login to reply to this message. Posted Friday, Dec 14 at 5:15 PM Fri, Dec 14, 07 at 05:15:00 EST >One of my professors this semester said that it >bothered him having students get up, either to >throw away trash or go to the bathroom. He said >it was distracting. Since they had to go right >past him to get to the door I can see why. (In reply to estrellaSMC) Thank you! That is exactly what I am talking about!

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: SpanTchr Please login to reply to this message. Posted Friday, Dec 14 at 5:22 PM Fri, Dec 14, 07 at 05:22:03 EST >(In reply to SpanTchr) After I had my >daughter, my bladder gave out. It's been weak >ever since and I need to pee very frequently. I >do minimize my trips to the bathroom when class >is in session but if I have to go, I have to go. > I try to minimize the effect of my trips on >the class by sitting in the last row, toward the >ends, and very close to the doors, and leave >quietly, returning quietly. But I'm not holding >my water ... my bladder is no longer designed to >do that. If my instructor had a problem with >that, too FREAKING BAD! (In reply to Subtilis) Obviously, your case is one of exception. I am not ruthless at all; 100% of my students will vouch for that. I only ask that people try to be mindful of common courtesy when possible, and you seem to do everything you can (within your physical power) to extend that. If I were your instructor, I would not have any problem with you. Just wanted to set the record straight (since the last phrase in your post seems to indicate some emotionally charged element there.)

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: SchoolsSux Please login to reply to this message. Posted Saturday, Dec 15 at 4:26 AM Sat, Dec 15, 07 at 04:26:28 EST (In reply to SpanTchr) Well you can always teach high school and middle school level, that way the students can raise their hand and ask if they can go potty.

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: Sensir Please login to reply to this message. Posted Saturday, Dec 15 at 8:29 AM Sat, Dec 15, 07 at 08:29:37 EST >I am fairly new to the forum, and this has >probably been addressed before, but what student >behaviors do people find annoying? I see all the >bad things Profs. do, so maybe we should start a >list of bad student behaviors. Personally I >hate when students expect to make an A in a class >just because they pay their tuition, regardless >of their performance in the class. It is >especially annoying when students come to me and >tell me they need an A to keep their scholarship, >often at the end of the semester, when they >realize they did not put the effort into the >class. When I offer study suggestions or help >with the material, they really aren't interested. >I guess they assume I'm just going to give them >an A because they asked. (In reply to artsy357) Yeah, if they have a scholarship, they don't put any effort, and graduate to become idiot professors. If they pay tuition, then they work hard for their grade!!! Is their a thread here that says "Worst Professor behaviors?" Hey if I pay a load of money to someone to teach me something I'll expect to learn it. If they can't teach me, the least I would expect from them is to treat me with some respect!

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: logic_tigris Please login to reply to this message. Posted Saturday, Dec 15 at 9:26 AM Sat, Dec 15, 07 at 09:26:09 EST Is their >a thread here that says "Worst Professor >behaviors?" Many of them. <rolling eyes> LT (In reply to Censesirship)

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: jbjfan Please login to reply to this message. Posted Sunday, Dec 30 at 5:38 PM Sun, Dec 30, 07 at 05:38:04 EST (In reply to SpanTchr) I am not a teacher, but as a student I have been annoyed by certain behaviors. I can say a few, people that constantly show up late. I am early for class. There have been a few times that something came up and I was a couple of minutes late. So when I come in I do the best not to disrupt and I apologize for being late. But there are people (and many times the same person) that come in 15-20 mins late and they feel ok with it. Girls, please please, if you come to class wearing flip flops or sandals, keep them on your feet. It's so annoying to have someone next/in front of you wiggling or rubbing her naked feet. You are in a classroom. Not the beach. Thanks! The cell phones, how hard is it to turn the darn thing to vibe when you come to class? Or people that text during class. If it's an emergency, ask to be excused for a moment and step out. The people that eat from noisy bags, like doritos, chips, etc. If you need to eat, put it in a napkin or something. The noise of the bag during a quiet lecture is annoying. Students tutoring other students during class. It's different if someone has a question about the page, etc. But I was in a math class where two girls chatted thru the whole thing every day and it was annoying.

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: estrellaSMC Please login to reply to this message. Posted Sunday, Dec 30 at 6:28 PM Sun, Dec 30, 07 at 06:28:17 EST To everyone who responded to my earlier post, it's not my rule. It's that of my professor. I cannot get inside his head to tell you what he would do in certain situations (e.g. a student with IBS). I will not even attempt to do so. So please do not attack me (which it feels like you are doing when you ask me 'what about in such-and-such-a-situation?' questions) because, I repeat, IT IS NOT MY RULE! Someone mentioned students putting their feet on the chair in front of them. That bugs me, too. When they do that with my chair, I can feel their knees poking into me. Very uncomfortable and very distracting. Another thing that bothers me that fortunately I have only had to deal with once is when a teacher pairs up students and then one of the two has to track down the other to get them to work on the project. I was the tracker, and it got very old having to be constantly poking and prodding the other student to get together to finish the projects we were assigned. Ugh!

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: deleteaccount Please login to reply to this message. Posted Monday, Dec 31 at 4:12 PM Mon, Dec 31, 07 at 04:12:27 EST (In reply to SpanTchr) Kudos!!

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: cookiepls Please login to reply to this message. Posted Friday, Jan 4 at 10:36 AM Fri, Jan 4, 08 at 10:36:30 EST (In reply to artsy357) Students who make it obvious that they're bored in class. Students who think professors are there to entertain them. Students who interrupt me when I'm trying to listen to a lecture. "Did I miss anything yesterday"? "Do you have an extra pen"? "Can I have some paper"? "Can I make a copy of your notes after class"? "What's your email address"? "What'd he say"? "How do you spell........"? Students who spend the entire semester text messaging or playing games on their cell phone. Students who cheat. There are too many of them.

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: Please login to reply to this message. Posted Friday, Jan 4 at 1:06 PM Fri, Jan 4, 08 at 01:06:18 EST Nothing makes me loath going back to class so much as the students I have to share my time with. Damn I wish I was in a better school.

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: AfroSamurai Please login to reply to this message. Posted Friday, Jan 4 at 1:48 PM Fri, Jan 4, 08 at 01:48:33 EST I hate when teachers tell pointless jokes and get mad when nobody laughs.

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: estrellaSMC Please login to reply to this message. Posted Friday, Jan 4 at 3:22 PM Fri, Jan 4, 08 at 03:22:22 EST >I hate when teachers tell pointless jokes and get >mad when nobody laughs. (In reply to AfroSamurai) I usually just roll my eyes when a prof tells a joke like that.

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: honeybunny2006 Please login to reply to this message. Posted Friday, Jan 4 at 5:42 PM Fri, Jan 4, 08 at 05:42:08 EST (In reply to rolypolyfishhed) I totally agree. What really drives me insane is when a student decides to take over the class with his "knowledge" and talks about an issue for a good 10 minutes nonstop. Not only is he/she interrupting the class flow, they are also being disrespectful to their peers.

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: collegeboos Please login to reply to this message. Posted Thursday, Jul 2 at 7:41 AM Thu, Jul 2, 09 at 07:41:26 EDT (In reply to artsy357) Worst student behavior... the ones that cuddle up to the professor and can't handle facilitated class discussion. There was reference to history in the renaissance festival..something about museum replicas and this cow of divorce bitter shrew monopolized our time by calling her enthusiast boyfriend about swords. WTF? She was wrong and he was wrong. Somebody posted the correct historical reference on the webct. But that was time in class on something not class related...that I paid for and will not be refunded back.. why the prof would indulge such stupidity is beyond me.

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: collegeboos Please login to reply to this message. Posted Thursday, Jul 2 at 7:48 AM Thu, Jul 2, 09 at 07:48:14 EDT (In reply to SpanTchr) Our classes are not mostly 50mins long. Ours is 3 hours long (as in 3 credits for one class). Another worst student behavior is having students speak up for the whole class when the prof asks should we just work through the break. No we shouldn't unless you are going to allow us to eat drink.. and R&R as needed through the lecture without locking the doors, or making snarky remarks because the students get up..come and go as they please. Some of the young as well as older don't have perfect bodies and require a snack to keep blood sugars up, need to empty out their bladders irregularly.. or need to just take care of monthly bodily functions. Its not fair to base everyone's needs on one individual who thought it would be more efficient for their own selfish needs to make the class work through the break!

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: DocHamlet Please login to reply to this message. Posted Thursday, Jul 2 at 1:22 PM Thu, Jul 2, 09 at 01:22:33 EDT Generally, bad student behavior covers those areas which would be bad behavior in any adult: a sense of entitlement (I can do as I please/come and go as I want and have no adverse results), selfishness in not being aware of others in the class or the world, and not wanting to take responsibility. These are bad behaviors in students, faculty, or anyone else. More specific to students might be the "school sucks" attitude. To this I would say that it is a choice. If school does suck for you, do something else. This might mean a different school or a more challenging program or being a better student or not being in college at all. But nobody is forcing college enrollment. If school is so awful, try something else. And of course, this is true for faculty who hate being faculty. One last bad student behavior: living like a king or queen. Obviously lots of students live frugally. But you don't need a luxury apartment/deluxe electronics/great car/cool trips for spring break if you can't really afford them. If the "job to pay for school" gets in the way of classes, this is a poor choice. If the fun is paid for with increased debt, it actually lowers your earning power for life. Consider living economically and having learning as the priority. I've done both ends of this, and being a real student pays off more than spending for fun.

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: D-Day Please login to reply to this message. Posted Thursday, Jul 2 at 4:39 PM Thu, Jul 2, 09 at 04:39:33 EDT (In reply to artsy357) -Showing up to class drunk/hungover -The cell phones are definitely annoying. If I were a professor, what I would do is have a basket at the front of the room for the students to put their phones in so they don't get distracted by them. However, if you have a phone and don't put it in the basket when you walk in, and it goes off or I catch you texting, I take your phone and donate it to charity. End of sentence. -Students who bring their laptops to class but just play on them the whole time. -Side conversations during lecture. STFU already! The world doesn't revolve around you and your gossip! -Students that answer questions that were meant for the professor. No explanation needed. -Students who suck up to the professor. I don't mean by participating in class or doing well on tests, I mean trying to be the professor's buddy and being a goody two shoes. A lot of those people are jerks themselves.

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: luv2learn_2 Please login to reply to this message. Posted Thursday, Jul 2 at 8:03 PM Thu, Jul 2, 09 at 08:03:48 EDT >(In reply to artsy357) -Showing up to class >drunk/hungover This one makes me laugh because the mess up is on them and they will just flunk the class -no harm done -just his/her drunk booties.. -The cell phones are definitely >annoying. If I were a professor, what I would do >is have a basket at the front of the room for the >students to put their phones in so they don't get >distracted by them. good idea. -Students who bring their laptops to >class but just play on them the whole >time. Yeah, this always bugged me too. I remember being in several classes where kids had the guts to actually play music while chatting on their laptops -lightly, but still several kids towards the class heard the music and not the teacher -also there were far to many kids on myspace, facebook and all that -do that stuff at home, not during class. I enjoy that stuff just as much as the next guy, but not during class, to distracting to the other students. -Side conversations during lecture. STFU >already! The world doesn't revolve around you and >your gossip! Yeah, I remember another class, these two girls sitting right in the middle of class always having discussions during lecture, finally the professor got on their case, embarrassed the crap out of them, but they did deserve it. -Students that answer questions >that were meant for the professor. No explanation >needed. Agreed! -Students who suck up to the professor. Agreed! > (In reply to D-Day)

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: D-Day Please login to reply to this message. Posted Thursday, Jul 2 at 9:38 PM Thu, Jul 2, 09 at 09:38:56 EDT (In reply to luv2learn_2) About the one with the students chatting, happened to me in a class I took last fall. Two girls in the middle row started whispering and stuff in the middle of class, and this was on Parent's day! The professor got on them though, thankfully. After the semester one of them dropped out of the school, and the other changed her major. Guess they couldn't handle criticism.

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: D-Day Please login to reply to this message. Posted Thursday, Jul 2 at 9:41 PM Thu, Jul 2, 09 at 09:41:28 EDT Also, this one isn't a class one so much as it is in general...people who complain way too much about the school. Everything about the place ticks them off, and they're not afraid to share that info with you. If it bothers you so much, GO SOMEWHERE ELSE!!!

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: luv2learn_2 Please login to reply to this message. Posted Friday, Jul 3 at 3:31 PM Fri, Jul 3, 09 at 03:31:50 EDT Parent's Day in college. May sound silly, but I did not know they had a parent's day? As far as those two girls I was talking about, I have know idea where their at in college, but they finally stopped talking during the poor guys lectures.

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: D-Day Please login to reply to this message. Posted Friday, Jul 3 at 6:55 PM Fri, Jul 3, 09 at 06:55:14 EDT (In reply to luv2learn_2) It was more like a weekend, but on this day, parents were allowed to come and go their kids' classes. I wasn't a big fan of it, but there's not really much I can do about it.

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: HMM6 Please login to reply to this message. Posted Sunday, Jul 5 at 3:28 PM Sun, Jul 5, 09 at 03:28:22 EDT (In reply to artsy357) I hate when I see students talking too loud and I hate it when some people ask me to help them cheat. Some people make me sick with that since they don't realize that it's only affecting them in the long run! Not are those bad behaviors but it's also bad when students get up in the middle of class and leave. Why would you come to class if you're just going to leave 20-30 minutes later?

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: HMM6 Please login to reply to this message. Posted Sunday, Jul 5 at 3:34 PM Sun, Jul 5, 09 at 03:34:01 EDT (In reply to D-Day)I hate it when some of my classes have groups and I get paired with someone who thinks that they know everything and ACTUALLY gives me constructive criticism. Seriously, I know that those assignments are to help out one another but who literally does that? I mean, the only person's opinion that I'm really seeking is the teachers, not theirs!

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: bsmith0623 Please login to reply to this message. Posted Thursday, Jul 16 at 4:23 PM Thu, Jul 16, 09 at 04:23:28 EDT (In reply to SpanTchr) Thank you for adding that bit about lame instructors. I, as a student, don't like other students who act like know-it-alls, but I HAVE had one of those lame teachers. Almost everything she said contradicted the textbook and if you expressed any amount of confusion over that she would yell at you. If I could have dropped that class I would have!!

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: bsmith0623 Please login to reply to this message. Posted Thursday, Jul 16 at 4:51 PM Thu, Jul 16, 09 at 04:51:11 EDT (In reply to artsy357) My biggest student peeve is cheating. That's already been covered. But here'sone that hasn't: dress code. I know college doesn't have a dress code but I wish ppl would think about what they wear to class, and what it might reveal. Example: Pretty girl dressed in business suit for class presentation bends over the table to get something from her bag and displays thong, crack and all for the whole class to see. Or the girls who come to class dressed for the beach. And guys, we don't care to see your underwear, so buy pants that fit or a belt. PLEASE!!

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: diemydarling666 Please login to reply to this message. Posted Tuesday, Oct 20 at 9:26 AM Tue, Oct 20, 09 at 09:26:48 EDT (In reply to SpanTchr) Maybe you should teach Spanish at the middle-school level. There, kids will raise their hands and ask permission to use the washroom.

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: diemydarling666 Please login to reply to this message. Posted Tuesday, Oct 20 at 9:36 AM Tue, Oct 20, 09 at 09:36:20 EDT (In reply to SchoolsSux) "(In reply to SpanTchr) Well you can always teach high school and middle school level, that way the students can raise their hand and ask if they can go potty." haha, I've been reading through these, and I noticed you said the same thing as me. SpanTchr definitely doesn't sound like someone who should be teaching other adults.

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: SonicScrwdriver Please login to reply to this message. Posted Thursday, Oct 22 at 2:14 AM Thu, Oct 22, 09 at 02:14:37 EDT Most notably: A. actually answering a phone call and talking...in the class during a lecture B. In the library! Answering the phone and not even attempting to lower your voice should it be an important quick 2 second call. The attitude of some of the students towards other students. You would think they paid the fee and bought the books to simply come to class and goof off or mess with the other students....Sometimes i feel i am in high school rather than the place i paid to go to and learn at

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: forreal2 Please login to reply to this message. Posted Thursday, Oct 29 at 9:38 PM Thu, Oct 29, 09 at 09:38:34 EDT (In reply to artsy357) Students who do not realize that yes, in fact, there is a such a thing as a stupid question. For example: "Are you married?" "Where did you go to highschool?" "What would you do if you had a million dollars?" WTF? I am not making any of these up. If you miss EVERY class and e-mail the class for notes and to ask when the test is. I understand that sometimes you are sick, emergency, etc. But I am not coping notes for EVERY class. And don't e-mail me to tell me you missed because you were on a cruise. You could have just said "I missed Tuesday, can anyone please send me notes. Thanks." But since you told me you were on a cruise now I am not responding to you. People who talk or watch DVDs (with the sound on) in class. I am not here to hear about how many people you slept with last night or how drunk you got. I am actually here to listen to the lecture. So STFU. People who don't want to bring their book to class "because it is too heavy." But then want to "share" mine. Again I understand if you forget it once. But not every day. And not because you are plain lazy. Sometimes I wish there was a ratemyclassmates.com

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: forreal2 Please login to reply to this message. Posted Thursday, Oct 29 at 9:44 PM Thu, Oct 29, 09 at 09:44:28 EDT (In reply to 642) YES! I can understand wanting to know if it is comprehensive or not. But who gives a care if there are 31 multiple choice or 32? 99/100 the chapters covered and dates of tests are on the syllabus anyway, so read the thing. And if the professor says one class that there are between 40-45 multiple choice- you don't have to ask him the very next class if there are going to be 41 or 43. What is wrong with you? It is annoying to me so I can only imagine that it is annoying to him.

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: dodawo Please login to reply to this message. Posted Thursday, Oct 29 at 9:50 PM Thu, Oct 29, 09 at 09:50:33 EDT (In reply to SpanTchr) I agree that noises from a packing student can be a nuisance. I have left class only several time. When I do, I tried to make no noises whatsoever. I put my books in my backpack slowly and quietly and zipped the backpack slowly and quietly. Guess what? People still notice! It was embarrassing.

Re: Worst student behaviors posted by: ck5 Please login to reply to this message. Posted Thursday, Oct 29 at 11:05 PM Thu, Oct 29, 09 at 11:05:35 EDT (In reply to dodawo) I bet it's an English class you are referring to.

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