I would like to address an issue that has been getting increasingly worse with every class that these people are present in.
Adult Students: and why I hate you.
Hi, you decided to come back to school and get an education. Good for you.
You decided you were gonna come back and focus and make good grades. Good for you.
You decided to ask ridiculous questions, non stop and slow the class down. Fuck you.
It started with last year, I had two of them in my english class. One was a mental retard at times. She was unaware of what a 5 paragraph essay was and MLA. She also contributed a lot of other stupid questions to our class time. We had another he was actually intelligent, but he liked to team his stone washed jeans and stone washed jean jacket together for every class period. But he actually added thought provoking questions to the class.
But this year has brought me much worse along the lines of adult students.
Once again I only have 2, but in a class of 100, you'd think they were the only students.
Welcome to Intro to Psych. A freshmen course that follows the exact curriculm that we learned in AP psych at Athens. Basically to make an A in this class, one must take the quizzes online, read chapters and study for the tests. Comprehending the information involves reading and attending class. Questions, for the most part, are never needed to be asked.
But... the adult students see this differently.
Let me describe both of them.
One is a man probably in his mid 50's but could easily be anywhere from his 40s to his 60s, its hard to tell. Wears jorts and sits in the upmost closest seat to the front on the left. Gets to class early, spreads all his class supplies across his tiny desk, and is ready to learn.
Everytime something stands out to him, which could be a single word like the word "most" (which happened) he will raise his hand, say that that word stood out to him, proceed to tell some sort of old man tale and end with a question, easily 5 times a class period. The man is so annoying. Its as if he feels like he needs to bestow his knowledge upon us, when really we jsut want to get through our lesson and dont give a shit about him and his opinions. I hate you old man.
The other is an old black woman with huge hair. She could be anywhere from her 50s to her 70s, it is also hard to gauge her age. She also sits in the upmost closest seat to the front, but on the right. She looks like a crazy, old bag woman. She is not as persistent as the old man to be as annoying, but she does however, bring up stupid questions about the chapter or an experience she had that MIGHT relate to what were talking about. One of tuesday's questions was..."why do I have more trouble with playing the piano with my left hand, than my right hand?" My teacher simply asked her if she was right handed, which low and behold she was, but that was not sufficient enough for her, she continued on with some mindless drabble, while I slit my wrists on the desk.
Because of these adult students, who think that they need to ask question after question, to make an A and fully understand, really put our class behind and make it drag. I think ill understand less with them in the class because they will detract from the information and get me thinking about the time the old woman got corrective eye surgery *even though she totally still wears glasses?*
So, I believe we should start a campaign in efforts to abolish all Adult students who try too hard in class and prohibit them from speaking during classes.
Thank you. Vote for me?
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does this old woman have a boyish looking hair cut and has a high screechy voice? sort of reminds you of pat from snl? i had one like that in my bio class. nuisance.. little dramatic there eh? slitting wrists? i actually have a good adult student in my calc class. he's a vietnam vet (only known through his hat).. so maybe a fake one. doesn't matter. but he just sits quietly and takes notes. laughs occasionally at the teachers jokes. anyways, devin lent me his seinfeld dvd's. time to watch em. peace my lady nigga.
ive got usually 2-3 adult students a semester...what about the ones who try to act really "hip" or act like they're your peer? that always gives me a good laugh.
- Sir Ferny of Dub
you're really really mean
-persis
Your posts were really cute until you decided that you as a young co-ed are totally above someone who puts their job, kids, spouse, and money on the line to go back to school. One day when all of you grow up, you'll realize that it wasn't so cool to sit there like you knew it all: as if asking a question made you look totally uncool. One day, you all will realize that when you pay for an education, you had better damn well get your money's worth and ask all the questions you want. One day you might get some respect for the old losers that are in your classes. Their lives are infinitely more difficult than your delightful late teens and early twenties. Most of them have to go to night classes because that's the only time free of family obligations or work. And guess what?? Most of us don't want ignorant, know it all, too cool for school kids in our classes. Wow, now I can say it too: If you were perfect, I wouldn't have to complain. (but, this old bitch is proud of you for using the subjunctive case in your blog title. go, AP english, go!)
I'm not one to usually sit here and defend myself against my blogs, but clearly since you don't know me and put words into my blog that aren't there, I will.
First off-I said in the beginning, you're going back to school, good for you, etc. I didn't say, I didn't respect it. Secondly, where do I say that asking a question is uncool? (what's with older people thinking that all kids think about is what makes them look cool?)
And thank you, but I don't take my education for granted. I spend 2/3s of my time outside of class doing my homework and make straight A's. If I have a question I ask, but I don't follow it with a life story that no one wants to hear, which is precisely my problem with adult students.
If you're an adult student that asks questions from time to time, then thats fine, you're just like every other student. But once you've crossed the line and every person in that class shudders when you open your mouth, because they know that you will be talking nonstop for the next 10 minutes, you damn well better think I'm going to complain about you.
When we have only an hour and fifteen minutes in class, and they take up 25 of it, talking about irrelevant things, or things that we already went over or things that are obvious, it's annoying, because then we are severly behind and I won't know all the information I'm supposed to know for the test.
I believe it's important to want to learn, but to slow everyone else down in the process and to interrupt all the time is ridiculous.
If you want to learn, go read your book, talk to the teacher after class, study a lot, but dont ruin class time for everyone else.
That is all.
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