Before Transfer Dilemma - Worst Teacher in my CC history

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<p>I'm transferring at the end of this semester. Accepted to UCSD; waiting on UCLA and Berkeley.</p>

<p>For the first time, I'm in a very strange position with regards to a class. I'm a linguistics major, and speak several languages fluently. I could do all day anything having to do with languages and linguistics so I can't wait to transfer to take classes related to my major only. </p>

<p>This semester, I enrolled in ASL 1. I'm above 60 units already, and am done with my IGETC and major requirements so this was supposed to be one of my "fun" classes. It turned out to be a nightmare.</p>

<p>The professor is scattered, rude, yells at people, and does not create an environment where students feel welcome approaching her with questions. On our midterm, for example, the highest score was 66 points out of 80 (and this was someone who took 4 years of high school ASL). The next best score was 63. I got a 58. Everyone else fell way below that. There are absolutely no curves, and the professor says that the grade we get is whatever points we get. She doesn't care that she wasn't clear on her explanations, and that she's unrealistic of what she expects students to know.</p>

<p>Everyone complains about her. Out of 40 students at the beginning of the semester, we're down to 24. And I'm sure the numbers will keep dropping until the deadline.</p>

<p>Keep in mind, I absolutely love, love, LOVE languages. It feels like I'm fighting to end up with a C in the class, which is not like me. I do the work to get an A in all my classes, but this teacher makes it impossible to get an A.</p>

<p>The only way I could see someone ending up with an A in this class is a student already fluent in ASL which is ridiculous.</p>

<p>What would you guys do in this case? Would you just drop the class, take the W, and forget about it? Or would you bring up the issue to the Department Chair?</p>

<p>I'm considering doing one or both of those. :?</p>

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<p>What I’ve learnt from my CC career, is that reporting professors to their superiors doesn’t achieve anything. </p>

<p>I would drop the class, without question, but reporting your professor is up to you</p>

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<p>Hmm since this isn’t a major req or a class you need for igetc, I’d say just drop it. Maybe call and ask the schools you applied to if it would affect your chances of admission/get you rescinded first. It probably won’t be a big deal though. The class isn’t worth bringing down your gpa.</p>

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<p>ugh that’s terrible. my worst teacher was for last year’s calc he was just as you describe your ASL teacher and a bully to specific students who weren’t doing so well. i just stuck through the class and he ended up curving his ridiculous grading system so i managed. but if what you say is true and there is absolutely no curve with students averaging 50/80, ~60% then it should be brought up. i’ve had many, many scatter-brained teachers in my CC experience but if it’s a problem that’s affecting the whole class’ grades and making it impossible to learn then yeah i’d be ****ed.</p>

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<p>Take the W, drop the class. This class will make your GPA suffer and it’s just not worth it if you don’t need the class.</p>

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<p>Thank you for your posts, guys! I think I will stick it out for the two more weeks I have until right before the drop deadline, and see how it goes. If things continue the same, I will definitely drop it.</p>

<p>It just feels like I’m giving up by dropping it, and I really do like sign language. :-/ Too bad I got the worst language teacher in L.A. </p>

<p>We were down to less than 20 students today. Something tells me the class will finish with some 10 students in the class. Horrible.</p>

<p>I should’ve listened to those reviews on RateMyProfessors. “Don’t take this Professor.” “DO.NOT.TAKE.THIS.PROFESSOR.” “You will REGRET it.” “She yells.” “She belittles people.” “FOR THE LOVE OF ALLAH DON’T TAKE THIS PROFESSOR!!!”</p>

<p>-_-</p>