How do you expect us to pass if you don't just tell us the answers?

 

In various posts I have highlighted one of the great faults of our generation, which is our belief that NOTHING is our fault. Today I witnessed an event that supported this accusation.

I am taking a night class at Colorado Mountain College. The instructor is dealing with some very serious personal issues, one of which is her mother’s failing health. Therefore, she needed to cancel two of our classes.

The week that she returned we had a midterm. After receiving bad scores on the exam, the majority of the class took steps to get the teacher in trouble. They claimed:

1. You cannot test us on information that you have not yet taught us.

Her response: I understand that, and I did not test you on anything not covered in class.

2. How were we supposed to study when you were not here?

Her response: There were multiple practice tests posted online and I was available to answer questions over email or phone.

3. Well, we did study and still did poorly, so it’s not our fault.

Her response: I checked the database to see who used the study guides. Those who did received bonus points on their exam.

4. Oh! What about the rest of us? Just because we didn’t study we are going to get bad grades?

To this last statement she, along with myself and a few other students, was unable to respond due to the fact that it was too ridiculous.