Am totally bitter about my first year university professor.
I am nearly finished my University degree. I was reflecting and unfortunately remembered a horrific time in my first year at the school. I had the professor from HELL. Not only did he frequently write on the CHALKBOARD with SHARPIE and somehow “not know that it wasn’t compatible”, he was/is a complete dung heap.
One of the first days in his class in a 1st year geography elective..
“I hope my children never end up like anyone in this class”.
Another time I was unsure of how to do the assigned homework. I emailed him once I got home and mentioned that I had talked to the person who sat next to me and that she also wouldn’t mind some clarification. I worded this politely the same as I had ever emailed other professors if I ever needed help. This was never an issue in the past..
Skip to the next weeks class and he had still not responded to my email. I got to class and he was pacing back and fourth, clearly distraught. He got us to quiet down and then started yelling about how someone in this class was “talking about him behind his back”. He yelled and stomped his feet like a child (He was a big guy) and said to never do that again to make fun of him. He brought up my email and I just stared in disbelief. It was the most nonsensical thing I had ever experienced. I was put on the spot, yelled at, and all over something that nobody in their right mind would have found offensive. And in case you’re wondering, no. I never got any help on how to do the homework..
He was a geography prof from Uganda and was an asshole. Had no idea how to teach or mark work. We had 8-10 page papers we did (first year course, mind you) and he handed everyone’s back with a mark under 10%. Nobody knew what was going on or why. He left nobody any feedback on their paper except for a percentage. Mine was 3%. I wrote a complaint and left the class immediately. That was the LAST STRAW.
After dropping out of the course, the University contacted me and apologized for what happened. Apparently he was talked to and they offered me the class back. I firmly declined unless they had a different prof to teach the course. They never responded.
After that semester I never saw him on campus again. Worst. Class. Ever.