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dragonomatopoeia · 9 months

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< guy who had to stop being an english instructor because the cruelties of usamerican academia crushed them into paste and they weren't allowed to help or support students in any meaningful way. lest they be fired from their position that paid less than a living wage

#no money to live and on top of that if you said hey can we help these students somewhat you get told No <3 #anyway did you know that professors aren't required to have pedagogical training #and if you DO have pedagogical training and you say hey i have ideas for activities to better facilitate understanding #so students don't just have to sit blankly in front of a lecture for an hour at a time #you are once again told No and also How Dare You. don't you know that most students are Visual Learners. they LOVE the powerpoint #they would HATE to do a structured activity.#so you ask okay well can we at least give them alternative attendance policies since we're in a pandemic and many of them are working #and then you are told that you are too soft and the students will walk all over you and also No because this is a University policy #and every day you are further ground into paste. yahoo.#anyway that's why i'm no longer a teacher

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