Your pet peeves about school?

Okay so, for my biodynamics/anatomy course in college, I asked my professor if we would need to know these certain topics in the textbook for our next test (since I don't remember her going over that in the class). It was the CORRESPONDING chapter too, and she emailed back to me saying "no my test are made from my lectures". So what the FRACK was the point of buying an overpriced textbook?

I also hate how school, for the most part, is a test of memorization rather than actually intelligence. This is just from my experience, so don't flame me on that.

I recently called an advisor at a university I'm planning to transfer to (for a music program). She said "we don't only look at ones GPA, we also look at one's music potential. Sometimes somebody's potential can't be determined on a transcript", which really made my heart light up. I have a knack for learning music but I can't learn jack squat in academics.

Couldn't agree more, especially with the memorization part. I swear a genius can be out done by a kid with a arm and a marker in typical schools. One of my pet peeves is that I have a teacher who wastes an un-godly amount of time on random crap, but if you start getting packed up maybe 2 minutes before the bell rings for the next class you have detention for "packing up WAY too soon and wasting class time". :x

Teachers that don't care. Luckily it has been a while since I have had one of those.CaptainAhab13

This too, which usually leads to them being like this

That it's too short.

That it's too short.

ZombieAkane

[QUOTE="CaptainAhab13"]Teachers that don't care. Luckily it has been a while since I have had one of those.lonewolf604

This too, which usually leads to them being like this

I agree with the memorization part. It's crazy how they expect me to memorize half of the textbook just for a single test.

I also hate the professors that take too long to get to the point of their lecture because of all the random tangents they go off on.

i HATE when profs give out hw, have surprise quizzes, take attendance, don't curve grades, require a textbook without ever referencing it, don't have a textbook for reference, tell you to ask the TA questions, have mandatory labs/TA sessions, talk too fast, talk too slow, have no sense of humor, are funny but don't teach you anything, don't post their lectures online, post their lectures online which makes you assume you can skip class but you really can't, come in late, come in early, have no info on pick-a-prof, use powerpoints to lecture, don't let you use a cheat sheet, say that all you have to do is read the book, don't give out practice exams, lecture all the way til the bell rings, have an exam before spring break, have an exam after spring break, have classes over an hour long, and a myriad of other things.ZumaJones07

i HATE when profs give out hw, have surprise quizzes, take attendance, don't curve grades, require a textbook without ever referencing it, don't have a textbook for reference, tell you to ask the TA questions, have mandatory labs/TA sessions, talk too fast, talk too slow, have no sense of humor, are funny but don't teach you anything, don't post their lectures online, post their lectures online which makes you assume you can skip class but you really can't, come in late, come in early, have no info on pick-a-prof, use powerpoints to lecture, don't let you use a cheat sheet, say that all you have to do is read the book, don't give out practice exams, lecture all the way til the bell rings, have an exam before spring break, have an exam after spring break, have classes over an hour long, and a myriad of other things.ZumaJones07

That one kid in class who just has to share his or her opinion every lecture. en-z-io

People who talk too much for one of the following two reasons:

• They want to chat with their buddies and just be a huge distraction to anyone else actually trying to pay attention.
• They feel the need to kiss the professor's ass and always throw in their input.

Overqualified teachers who are too smart to teach courses in college for example introduction classes like psychology.

The amount of sexy teachers i had that i couldnt bang

People who talk too much They want to chat with their buddies and just be a huge distraction to anyone else actually trying to pay attention.Suzy_Q_Kazoo

Teachers that would just tell the class to read a chapter in the text and answer the questions in the back while he/she would just surf the web all class. Had several teachers like that and I can't believe they had jobs.

i can sympathize with buying expensive textbooks...only to have the prof never refer to it...dafuq

[QUOTE="CaptainAhab13"]Teachers that don't care. Luckily it has been a while since I have had one of those.lonewolf604

This too, which usually leads to them being like this

Teachers that would just tell the class to read a chapter in the text and answer the questions in the back while he/she would just surf the web all class. Had several teachers like that and I can't believe they had jobs.

Pirate700

[QUOTE="lonewolf604"]

[QUOTE="CaptainAhab13"]Teachers that don't care. Luckily it has been a while since I have had one of those.koospetoors

This too, which usually leads to them being like this

My Pre-Cal professor is like that. I keep waiting for him to drop dead in the middle of c l a s s I don't think I would mind at all.

I hate people; I can't stand being around a bunch of people in a classroom

[QUOTE="Pirate700"]

Teachers that would just tell the class to read a chapter in the text and answer the questions in the back while he/she would just surf the web all class. Had several teachers like that and I can't believe they had jobs.

Fightingfan

[QUOTE="Fightingfan"][QUOTE="Pirate700"]

Teachers that would just tell the class to read a chapter in the text and answer the questions in the back while he/she would just surf the web all class. Had several teachers like that and I can't believe they had jobs.

Pirate700

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[QUOTE="Fightingfan"] I did too...Fightingfan

I hate people; I can't stand being around a bunch of people in a classroom

TehFuneral

[QUOTE="TehFuneral"]

I hate people; I can't stand being around a bunch of people in a classroom

BranKetra

I can't stand watching a person talk a bucnh of sh*t I don't care about on a video either :lol:

The rules, the homework, and when the teacher does not care.

[QUOTE="BranKetra"]

[QUOTE="TehFuneral"]

I hate people; I can't stand being around a bunch of people in a classroom

TehFuneral

I can't stand watching a person talk a bucnh of sh*t I don't care about on a video either :lol:

When a teacher writes you up for being off-task when you only looked up from your paper for 10 seconds.

I remember I had one teacher, who on the first day of class greeted us with, and this isn't an exact quote, "This is my last class till retirement so I have a real 'rat shlt attitude' about the class. Lets just get through this". :lol:

[QUOTE="BranKetra"]

[QUOTE="TehFuneral"]

I hate people; I can't stand being around a bunch of people in a classroom

TehFuneral

I can't stand watching a person talk a bucnh of sh*t I don't care about on a video either :lol:

When a teacher writes you up for being off-task when you only looked up from your paper for 10 seconds.

Xx_Socrates_xX

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When a teacher writes you up for being off-task when you only looked up from your paper for 10 seconds.

xMistress

Hell, I had one teacher throw me out of class when I WAS doing my work. He heard some other kid talking, assumed it was me and told me to get the hell out of his class. :(

[QUOTE="TehFuneral"]

[QUOTE="BranKetra"] Online classes might be down your alley.

BranKetra

I can't stand watching a person talk a bucnh of sh*t I don't care about on a video either :lol:

I dont care about learning let alone learning by my own since i still dont kow what i wanna do. I just gotta do what im doing now to get some rest at the end of the day.

[QUOTE="xMistress"][QUOTE="Xx_Socrates_xX"]

When a teacher writes you up for being off-task when you only looked up from your paper for 10 seconds.

Pirate700

Hell, I had one teacher throw me out of class when I WAS doing my work. He heard some other kid talking, assumed it was me and told me to get the hell out of his class. :(

[QUOTE="Pirate700"]

[QUOTE="xMistress"] I knooow!! I just tell my teacher I've been doing all my work I'm just taking a break. They usually let it slide as long as my 'brain break' isnt too long.Xx_Socrates_xX

Hell, I had one teacher throw me out of class when I WAS doing my work. He heard some other kid talking, assumed it was me and told me to get the hell out of his class. :(

[QUOTE="xMistress"][QUOTE="Xx_Socrates_xX"]

When a teacher writes you up for being off-task when you only looked up from your paper for 10 seconds.

Pirate700

Hell, I had one teacher throw me out of class when I WAS doing my work. He heard some other kid talking, assumed it was me and told me to get the hell out of his class. :(

[QUOTE="Pirate700"]

[QUOTE="xMistress"] I knooow!! I just tell my teacher I've been doing all my work I'm just taking a break. They usually let it slide as long as my 'brain break' isnt too long.xMistress

Hell, I had one teacher throw me out of class when I WAS doing my work. He heard some other kid talking, assumed it was me and told me to get the hell out of his class. :(