One of my professors has assigned a large group project that included a 10-page paper. The paper is not due until the day each group presents, giving some groups (supposedly random, but interestingly, some who are clearly her favorites got the last date) an extra 10 days to complete the paper. It doesn’t seem equitable that some groups get an extra 10 days on the paper as well as the presentation. Is there any point complaining about this?
Perhaps one of life’s most important lessons is that life is not fair. I don’t see a point in complaining about this. Just get your paper done and turn it in.
Get off CC and start working on that paper.
Bring this up to the department head of the subject the class is.
You KNOW nobody started early enough to make them “extra” days. That’s just what happens with presentations. The people at the end get more time, but all they usually do is wait longer to start and complete it as they normally would.
Usually the early volunteers get a grading edge. A little extra for going first.
This is how it always is, isn’t? I don’t see any issue. Not everyone can present at the same time. No one is going to start their presentation prep or 10 page essay way before the due date. My advice is that there are a lot of things that will bother you throughout college, so just make the best out of what you think is an unfavorable situation.
Might be relaxing to have it done, presented, and turned in ten days before the last.
The early groups are the lucky groups because they will have their papers done! Then they can sit back and watch the presentations relaxing knowing their work is done!
Absolutely positively do not bring this up to the department head as suggested in post #3 above. It would make you look like a complainer, it won’t change a thing, and your professor will be annoyed. The fact is that only so many presentations can be physically done in one class period. Sometimes you catch a break and go last and sometimes you get the short end of the stick and go first. That’s life.
I do agree that professors tend to give those who go early a bit of a break as he/she understands that others not only have more time but can learn from mistakes made in earlier presentations. Plus there is a definite benefit to being finished.
I was wrong to have suggested that reccomendation in post #3. I thought that because some acts of favoritism are unacceptable and other acts can get the professor in trouble. if the professor does something they are not allowed to do then the department head is usually the appropriate person to report a serious issue. I was a little confused about what the complaint was and thought it was more serious. In speech class whoever gets selected to do there speech the first day has to go then. Like mentioned before, only so many presenters can go each day. Sometimes I was selected to do my speech the first day and sometimes I was selected to the it the last day of the speeches.
Just get it done with and tuned in. You’ll be glad you did this because you’ll have showed the professor how mature you are to have not complained about this issue. This will be a very valuable skill that’ll benefit you far beyond college.
If you have 20 days or 30 days to do something, does it make a difference? Don’t most people take 5 days or something?