Red Flags Students Noticed With Terrible Classes

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Feb 22, 2021 10:00 AM EST

Unfortunately, many of us have found ourselves confronted with the daunting predicament that is realizing you're in an absolute nightmare of a class. Sometimes, it's really just the sheer lousiness of the teacher that can end up ruining a class that you'd otherwise love. The following recollections from students that realized they were in terrible classes should be used as some kind of instruction manual to help you avoid the classes that could be your ultimate undoing. 

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    Font - clacha14301· 5d 2 Awards Professor starts off the first day with "I don't believe in teaching." Proceeds to explain that we should just teach ourselves advanced physics out of the textbook, and he has office hours if we really need it. Four people (myself included) had signed up for the class. I peaced out of there immediately. Reply 4.1k ...
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    Font - BubbhaJebus • 5d 1 Award When the first day's intro is way over your head and includes concepts and terminology you've never heard of, and you look around and realize your classmates seem comfortable and familiar with what the professor is saying. That's when I realized it was not the class for me. Happened to me twice. Reply 2.3k ...
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    Font - Suba21547 · 5d O 2 Awards The teacher being proud of having a low passing rate Reply 1 7.3k ...
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    Rectangle - Ofvie · 5d A one credit class that has more work then a three credit class. Reply 798 ...
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    Font - Rickest127 · 5d Must buy latest version textbook that was written by professor. Or prof who says ask permission to use restroom. Reply 1 2.1k ...
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    Rectangle - Billbapawpaw • 5d Textbook is mandatory. Textbook isn't available electronically. Textbook is written by the prof. Reply 1.8k ...
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    Font - Took a college course where the teacher printed a name tag for you on cardstock. Had to keep it in good condition the entire semester and got points taken off if it wasn't on display on your desk or if it became damaged. No replacements allowed. Reply 3.3k ...
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    Rectangle - No-Association-7984 · 5d I had a professor that pretty much had his students do the work for him. We were put into groups, he gave us a list of topics and each class 2 groups would do a presentation. That dude didn't teach one class himself Reply 766 ...
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    Font - WhiskTheSofa · 5d "You'll be competing against one another for your grade," said in lower level classes. Or "This class will be done in all group projects." Reply 1 3.3k ...
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    Font - Feature_Agitated · 5d I had a chemistry professor on the first day of class state, "40% of you will fail." Reply 348 ...
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    Eye - LeastConversation886 • 5d When the teacher assigns a powerpoint project on the first day. Reply 98 ...
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