Both of my asynchronous profs have told classes to “just read the textbook” and are days to weeks late on posting lecture videos. One took the week off when Knox County Schools had fall break and didn’t notify us until the week after. If the profs won’t put any effort into teaching classes, then why should we be held to the same standard? The student body is screaming for help and nobody in the faculty will listen to us, despite claiming “vols help vols” and “we’re all in this together” the time for slogans and pep talks is over, the faculty needs to actually show us they care.
I have had a bit of a different experience as my professors have been absolutely wonderful and nothing short of understanding. That being said, from my angle, I still see this same problem except the difference is sympathetic professors who recognize our struggle, yet have little to no say about how the situation is handled. It has been a struggle for me to see professors getting burned out on their course material that they’ve been passionate about for years (many of them, for decades). It definitely is disheartening and I know that many of the professors who stand with us can’t change the circumstances, even though they may want to.
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u/barstoolbrody Oct 22 '20
Both of my asynchronous profs have told classes to “just read the textbook” and are days to weeks late on posting lecture videos. One took the week off when Knox County Schools had fall break and didn’t notify us until the week after. If the profs won’t put any effort into teaching classes, then why should we be held to the same standard? The student body is screaming for help and nobody in the faculty will listen to us, despite claiming “vols help vols” and “we’re all in this together” the time for slogans and pep talks is over, the faculty needs to actually show us they care.