Editorial
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      opinions
      expressed
      in
      this
      column
      do
      not
     
     
      necessarily
      reflect
      those
      of
      the
      staff
      of
      this
     
     
      publication,
      or
      of
      the
      Student
      Union.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Terri-Lynn
      Hall,
      former
      editor
      of
      The
      Gem,
      wrote
     
     
      a
      great
      editorial
      last
      year
      which
      questioned
      the
     
     
      teaching
      abilities
      of
      professors
      and
      the
      related
     
     
      training
      (or
      lack
      of)
      they
      receive,
      especially
      in
     
     
      comparison
      with
      public
      school
      teachers.
      I
      thought
     
     
      it
      was
      such
      a
      good
      piece
      as
      it
      echoed
      the
      feelings
      of
     
     
      many
      university
      students,
      frustrated
      by
      the
      quality
      of
     
     
      education
      they
      were
      receiving.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      While
      talking
      to
      some
      of
      these
      frustrated
      students
     
     
      a
      couple
      of
      weeks
      ago,
      Terri-Lynn’s
      editorial
      popped
     
     
      into
      my
      head.
      (Scary
      thought,
      how
      these
      editorials
     
     
      stick
      in
      your
      mind.)
      Now
      unlike
      Terri-Lynn,
      I
      am
     
     
      not
      an
      education
      student,
      so
      I
      am
      not
      an
      expert
      on
     
     
      the
      training
      our
      profs
      receive.
      Furthermore,
      the
     
     
      editorial’s
      already
      been
      done,
      and
      it’d
      be
      kind
      of
     
     
      dumb
      to
      ramble
      about
      something
      which
      was
      already
     
     
      discussed
      last
      year.
      —
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Instead,
      I
      wanted
      to
      mention
      a
      few
      pet
      peeves
      about
     
     
      professors
      that
      I’ve
      picked
      up
      during
      my
      over-
     
     
      extended
      stay
      at
      UPEI.
      Before
      I
      get
      going
      though,
     
     
      I
      just
      want
      to
      mention
      this:
      I
      hem-ed
      and
      ha-ed
     
     
      about
      doing
      this
      editorial
      because
      as
      a
      student,
     
     
      bashing
      professors
      is
      not
      exactly
      a
      wise
      thing
      for
      me
     
     
      to
      do.
      But
      see,
      that’s
      exactly
      why
      I’m
      doing
      this.
      I
     
     
      know
      for
      a
      fact
      that
      there
      are
      a
      lot
      of
      discontented
     
     
      Students
      out
      there
      that
      don’t
      want
      to
      complain,
     
     
      because
      who
      wants
      to
      get
      on
      the
      bad
      side
      of
      their
     
     
      prof?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Secondly,
      I
      don’t
      mean
      to
      come
      across
      as
      "bashing".
     
     
      I
      sincerely
      want
      to
      be
      constructive
      and
      hope
      to
     
     
      make
      things
      better
      for
      both
      students
      and
      professors.
     
     
      I
      have
      no
      experience
      being
      a
      professor,
      so
      I
      admit
     
     
      that
      I’m
      not
      really
      qualified
      to
      criticize.
      On
      top
      of
     
     
      all
      this,
      I
      know
      that
      I
      myself
      have
      some
      really
     
    
   
   
    
     
      nauseating
      habits
      that
      must
      drive
      my
      profs
      insane
     
     
      (yawning
      like
      crazy,
      playing
      with
      my
      calculator
     
     
      during
      an
      English
      class,
      walking
      in
      late,
      etc.)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Finally,
      I
      want
      to
      make
      it
      clear
      that
      I
      am
      not
     
     
      referring
      to
      any
      particular
      professor.
      These
     
     
      comments
      have
      been
      gathered
      from
      different
     
     
      professors
      I
      and
      other
      students
      have
      had,
      and
     
     
      furthermore,
      all
      of
      these
      nit-picking
      points
      refer
      to
     
     
      actions
      which
      more
      than
      one
      professor
      on
      more
     
     
      than
      one
      occasion
      committed.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      1.
      Please
      keep
      your
      office
      hours.
      Wait,
      first
      of
      all,
     
     
      please
      set
      up
      some
      office
      hours,
      tell
      us
      your
      office
     
     
      hours,
      and
      then
      stick
      to
      them.
      If
      for
      some
      reason
     
     
      you
      can’t
      keep
      them
      on
      a
      certain
      day,
      please
      inform
     
     
      the
      class
      A.S.A.P.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      2.
      Please
      don’t
      keep
      us
      late.
      I
      know
      we
      students
     
     
      have
      a
      bad
      habit
      of
      closing
      our
      books
      and
      putting
     
     
      on
      our
      jackets
      five
      minutes
      before
      class
      is
      over,
      but
     
     
      I
      know
      I’m
      doing
      it
      because
      I
      don’t
      want
      to
      be
      late
     
     
      for
      my
      next
      class.
      If
      not
      for
      the
      students,
      do
      it
      out
     
     
      of
      consideration
      for
      the
      next
      professor
      who'll
      be
     
     
      getting
      late
      students.
      :
     
    
   
   
    
     
      3.
      Please
      please
      stick
      to
      the
      class
     
     
      outline/syllabus/agenda.
      This
      means
      in
      terms
      of
      mark
     
     
      breakdowns,
      assignments,
      reading,
      lectures,
      and
     
     
      whatever
      else
      is
      in
      your
      outline.
      It’s
      very
      frustrating
     
     
      to
      kill
      yourself
      over
      a
      test
      that
      was
      supposed
      to
      be
     
     
      worth
      50%
      of
      the
      final
      mark
      and
      then
      find
      out
      it
     
     
      was
      changed
      to
      15%
      (vice
      versa’s
      even
      worse!).
     
    
   
   
    
     
      4.
      While
      on
      the
      subject
      of
      outlines,
      please
      try
      to
      be
     
     
      consistent
      with
      other
      professors
      who
      are
      teaching
     
     
      the
      same
      course.
      (Again,
      in
      terms
      of
      course
      content,
     
     
      assignments,
      mark
      breakdowns
      and
      reading).
     
    
   
   
    
     
      5.
      Please
      use
      the
      reserve
      facility
      at
      the
      library
      for
     
     
      solution
      sets
      for
      answers,
      additional
      notes,
      suggested
     
     
      readings,
      old
      exams,
      etc.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      6.
      Please
      try
      not
      to
      give
      back
      a
      test,
      paper
      or
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      UPEI
      X-Press
     
    
   
   
    
     
      October
      25,
      1990
     
    
   
   
    
     
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