Hi I graduated from a masters degree program. I noticed in college that there were some professors that treated some students better or were nicer to them. I was wondering if anyone in college ever experienced a college professor that they thought was unfair, prejudice, rude or showed favoritism? If so tell your experiences.
2006-07-07 17:30:57 · 20 answers · asked by TiredofIdiots 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
By the way, I am a straight A student. I made a 4.0 during my entire time in grad school. I am not disrespectful to my professors and I always listened to them and treated them cordially. I'm just asking this to see what other people experienced.
2006-07-07 17:50:29 · update #1
and yes, I have experienced racism in the classroom being an asian-american. The racism is subtle, but it's obvious at the same time.
2006-07-07 17:58:37 · update #2
Oh yes, racism is alive and well at our institutions of higher learning. Once while completing my law degree I had to confront a professor about his racial bias, but on the slick. I was not selected for something that I was quite good at and left to be an alternate, fine I accepted that , but then when he passed up one of the other alternates who was a stronger candidate and was black, that's when I knew. So I called him on it w/o saying it; he fell for it, he immediately started in about how he had had African-Americans on the team before. I asked him, did anyone say anything about anyone being black. Enough said. So dear, never be afraid to speak up, you will be stronger and it will make it easier for others.
2006-07-07 17:44:51 · answer #1 · answered by aj1908 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes there are lots of people like that. For college professors and educated types in general it's rarely racial. It usually has to do with your opinions and the way you present yourself. I would do experiments in college with this stuff. For example one year I dressed really nice and preppy (I was working at Eddie Bauers at the time so it was convenient). I studied less than normal cuz I worked so much but I still got better grades than when I dressed casual. I could usually figure out what their predjudice was and use it to my advatage. There was no pleasing some though. I see some kids get picked on and while it isn't fair that it effects their grades sometimes people ask for it. They are rude, they leave their cell phone on and take calls, walk in and out of the classroom and act like an idiot so sometimes I don't blame the proffesors.
2006-07-08 00:33:33 · answer #2 · answered by tenaciousd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes absolutely. It was at a very icky little university in the mid west and it sucked. It was very obvious that the Chair had a very particular (body/facial) type for female assistants. The rest of the faculty sucked majorly as well. It was funny, b/c like 2/3 of the faculty were alumni of that school and it was so inbred. Well, i went to another school and it rocked.
2006-07-08 00:35:30 · answer #3 · answered by C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfair, yes. College professors tend to think they are always right, or at least the ignorant ones do. I used to have this professor who was fond of saying: "Bracket what you know and read the text." Meaning that only the text told you what the text means, not the historical context or anything.
It really meant: "Bracket what you know and listen to me."
2006-07-08 00:33:14 · answer #4 · answered by nardis14 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of my professors use to insinuate that I was stupid and had no clue about the work we where doing. I wouldn't understand why I would answer is questions correctly and I got an a on that class, and final. Then HE was the only one teaching the second part of that class. So I took with him again, and none to my surprise he continued to treat me like i was stupid.
2006-07-08 00:35:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I haven't had that problem so far but I think deep down all professors have a favorite. And when it comes to unfairness, I think that all depends on how you deal with what they throw at you ou because life is not going to be fair.
2006-07-08 00:34:58 · answer #6 · answered by Lin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I did have a professor that was prejudice. It turned out that he did not like black people. I was so offended, he thought that I was hispanic and white. but that is life, some people are prejudiced.
2006-07-08 00:35:57 · answer #7 · answered by tanyae2002 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The way I have observed it on the first couple of classes the prof will make hints about what he approves of and dissapproves of. The ones that are oblivious are the ones that get the most abuse from the prof.
2006-07-08 00:33:25 · answer #8 · answered by martin h 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard about one on our campus and apparently he used to weigh around 300lbs and when one student confronted him about it he confessed that he used to act that way as a defense mechanism. Now he has lost a lot of weight and doesn't seem bad at all. Pretty funny guy actually!
2006-07-08 00:34:05 · answer #9 · answered by Rx 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh yeah. I had a law professor this past year that really favored attractive women.
2006-07-08 00:34:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋