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Originally Posted by Miswimmy1
Thank you to both of you for your responses. I do get the feeling that if I can make it through the quarter with a decent grade, I shouldn't push too far with this. DesiginingWoman, you make a good point that if the professor is tenured, it won't do much good for me to pursue resolution for these issues. IceCreamKid, I do know that I deserve better. I went to a private high school that cared for its students on such an individual basis that I had a hard time comprehending it - I was sure that it was all a farse. But it wasn't. Then coming to a huge university, where professors don't even seem to care ... it just seems backwards to me. I thought that the higher you go in education, the more important you become and the more important your learning becomes. But it appears like the opposite ...
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I also attend a big university. Some professors care, some don't. But I always hold them to what I know they are supposed to do. When I had an instructor blow me off when I asked for help, I told on him. I wasn't worried or concerned with him getting 'fired' or in trouble; I wanted the university to know he wasn't doing what he was supposed to be doing. And because many students will suffer silently, I pointed out I most likely was not the only one, and I suggested that they follow up with students who dropped the course to see
why they dropped it. Turned out I wasn't and they readjusted the grades at the end of the semester. If you decide to go further after you graduate, you might consider attending a different, smaller university. For classes that really matter to you, try to find out beforehand which professors have good reputations with students. But keep in mind that some professors are disliked because they have a high academic standard; that doesn't mean they are bad. One of my favorite professors demanded academic excellence and I still feel I learned the most from him and I found him exceedingly fair and responsive when I did not understand something. Hang in there. I'm convinced that just getting through is a big part of the educative process.