Wow, why would they hire a teacher

[Marc936]

that cant speak english?!? seriously, wtf

I understand people having accents, but seriously, why would they hire someone that CANT speak english?!?!??!?!!??!!??!?!!!??!?

calculus 3 is hard enough, i'm spending 4x the effort learning calculus on my own then being able to study for my other classes.

What is the point of a teacher that can't teach the material? Everyone just stares at the wall with blank faces because they don't know what the hell she is talking about. Then, when you ask a question "uh, eehz, uhss, umms, no, if u look dee book sez dis" and points to section 11.4 while we are on 11.2....

this is bs, who the hell hires these people? U'd figure the first thing about teaching here is having some proficiency in english.

 

[helechopper]

He probably came cheap.

 

[gocubs2118]

Ya, I don't get it either. Thats part of the reason why I don't go to Iowa State anymore.

 

[Clone5]

That is messed up. Probably should file a complaint with the dean of students.

 

[GeronimusClone]

I had this problem at ISU in the late 90s. Nice to see nothing has changed. The best was when you'd go to the help room to see if you can fight your way through it, and they all speak minimal English.

 

[cstrunk]

Yeah, that sucks.

See if there is another section you can move to with a different teacher.

 

[Cyclonepride]

I had the same problem at NWMSU, and that was part of the reason I left. Both teachers were very nice, and I'm sure they were brilliant, but I simply could not pick up on the accent enough to make out much of what they were saying.

 

[XLK9]

I had this problem at ISU in the late 90s. Nice to see nothing has changed. The best was when you'd go to the help room to see if you can fight your way through it, and they all speak minimal English.

90's! This was going on in the late 70's - it is an Iowa State tradition.

Find another section - pronto!

 

[Marc936]

90's! This was going on in the late 70's - it is an Iowa State tradition.

Find another section - pronto!

all sections full

is there anyone i can complain this too? i'm busting my ***, and not letting a teacher that cant teach ruin my gpa

 

[Clone5]

all sections full

is there anyone i can complain this too? i'm busting my ***, and not letting a teacher that cant teach ruin my gpa

That is messed up. Probably should file a complaint with the dean of students.

There you go. You could always get an add slip for a full section also unless it doesn't work with your schedule.

 

[Marc936]

what pisses me off even more, she wrote a half of page of **** on the syllabus how we must be on time, and another 20 minutes trying to read it out. Yet she came 15 minutes late to class today, then held us 5 minutes late until we just got up and left with her talking

 

[Clone5]

If you and your classmates are actually ****** off about this then do something about it. Don't just sit around ******** all semester.

 

[aeroclone]

You want an answer? Go look at the phd students in the math department that will be the profs of tomorrow. There just aren't that many American students getting phd's in a lot of these fields.

 

[GeronimusClone]

all sections full

is there anyone i can complain this too? i'm busting my ***, and not letting a teacher that cant teach ruin my gpa

Your only route is to talk to your adviser ASAP. You'd be better off taking a different class and picking this up in the summer or the fall if possible.

 

[cycloner29]

I had a TA that I could maybe understand 1 out of 10 words. I dropped the class and took the following semester with an TA that spoke fluent english and got an A the class.

 

[Clone5]

Your only route is to talk to your adviser ASAP. You'd be better off taking a different class and picking this up in the summer or the fall if possible.

No the easiest thing to do would be do add a class which is full. 95 % of professors will sign add slips. I just avoid talking to my advisor at all costs I guess.

 

[GeronimusClone]

There you go. You could always get an add slip for a full section also unless it doesn't work with your schedule.

I did this often. Just take it with you and go until somebody inevitably drops it or the teacher signs it. Just make sure the teacher knows you're showing up everyday.

 

[GeronimusClone]

No the easiest thing to do would be do add a class which is full. 95 % of professors will sign add slips. I just avoid talking to my advisor at all costs I guess.

Depends on your adviser. I had a really good one and a really bad one.

 

[ISUAgronomist]

Advisors can call the registrar's office and force an add to the section. They know that people don't go to class (empty seats) and people will drop over time.

You can take an add slip to another section and profs will usually sign you in because they know the same facts as the registrar.

 

[alarson]

You want an answer? Go look at the phd students in the math department that will be the profs of tomorrow. There just aren't that many American students getting phd's in a lot of these fields.

vicious cycle much? American students arent getting them because they cant pass the classes when they dont understand the profs?