Lazyass students complaining to the department head about needing review materials when there are a gazillion already on WebCT and on my homepage which I have used shitloads of time preparing. What the hell do I spend so much energy on stuff for them for if they're just going to ignore it and go complain --deceitfully-- to the main office instead of asking me anything? Not that they would need to ask, necessarily - I have spent lots of time reminding them where and what things are online. Farbeit for them to listen or go look at the stuff I've told them about. Or, heaven forbid, to come to the office to ask where that stuff is!? Much easier to LIE to the powers that be about my not doing my job and waste everyone's time about stuff that is already a done deal.
He said whoever it was is in the 2020 class. A little scorekeeping:
- Number of students in that class who have asked me for review materials either via email or in person: 0
- Number of students in that class who have come to office hours for anything except specific questions about due dates or formatting of various assignments: 0
- Number of worksheets, handouts, linked grammar practice sites on my WebCT page and homepage: 23
- Number of review worksheets we've used in class over the semester on days when there was extra time: 6
- Number of times I've reiterated to that class about there being lots of review materials on my WebCT page and homepage: at least once a week all semester and in a handful of emails and WebCT announcments
- And for good measure... Number of people in that class OF FOURTH SEMESTER FRENCH today who still didn't fucking know how to spell "travailler": 4 (which is obviously my fault for not having "travailler" written down on some fucking review sheet for them to oh so diligently study).
- Number of people who used fucking English during their 3-sentence beginning of class activity where they had to talk about their weekend: 6 (guess I should add somewhere a review sheet that reminds them to fucking use French in fucking FOURTH SEMESTER French class).
Obviously the main problem is lack of review worksheets - anyone can see that just from my findings here. 8-9 HUNDRED more review materials would probably miraculously make them all not only know every bit of French by heart but would also resolve their not listening, not reading anything, not studying enough, not paying attention, and basically not giving two shits about the class. Right?
Probably it would solve the whole problem of the economy and make us all deliriously happy and fulfilled, too! What CAN'T be solved with a review worksheet?! Their power is infinite!!
In future I will stop doing any helpful crap whatsoever. If they're going to go complain anyway instead of asking me about stuff or simply following their nose on WebCT and my homepage, then there's no reason for me to run myself ragged preparing review materials... OR even lesson plans, come to that. Maybe I should just shift everything into review worksheet format - fuck giving lessons at all. Pedagogy schmedagogy. Obviously all of those language teaching experts know nothing about what really helps students learn. All we have to do is pile review worksheets on them. They will efficiently absorb all language tools and skillsets therein and we will save the university money by leaving to find jobs where we're appreciated by everyone, employers and clientele alike. ('Cause... yeah... THAT exists.)Department head says, "Oh don't worry! They said you are a fantastic teacher, but they just need more review materials. They don't know what's going on!"
Which is kind of a simultaneously astute and clueless conclusion, and yet THEIR not knowing what's going on results in MY being called to the fucking office for some kind of assbackwards reprimand couched in a "oh but you're doing a great job!"
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Um, yeah, whatever.
All I know is in 14 years of teaching in three different universities, only three times have people complained about crap to the department head, and two of those times were HERE, in the last two weeks. (Sans mentionner that I'm working harder than I ever have and making less money each semester. Too painful to dwell on...) Is there some fucking memo going around that it's useless to talk directly to instructors here? Or just that it's useless to talk to me?! If that's not useless, I certainly know something that is. It's pretty much useless to do a good job at anything if even one person decides to fuck you over.
And for the umpteenth time we resort to the only remark that even dreams of approaching usefulness when met with such utter stupidity and lack of responsibility and callousness:
What the FUCK?!
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