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how's your week going, Beehaw (self.chat)

submitted 9 months ago by alyaza to c/chat

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bit busy this week, so the thread is late

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[–] its_me_xiphos 9 points 9 months ago (2 children)

This week is rough. We're in midterms and everyone around is just in pain. Physical. Mental. I've been putting in 12 hour days trying to send feedback (I'm in the un-grading camp, which can be pain with a lot of students) prepare lectures, cover every imaginable student related problem, and it's overwhelming.

It's here where I really see where my class falls. Did I effectively get information across in a meaningful way? Yes. Are there a few students who are beyond helping? Always, and that pains me. You can do everything from outreach, to contacting student help offices, and they still miss assignments and stay on their phone during class. It's 20-30k a year. Gone. And it hurts me that I can't do more for them. The students who care are amazing and do incredible work. But knowing how much is at stake here, debt, knowledge, future, and how lucky they all are to have this opportunity...totally wasted. Hits hard every semester.

[–] frog 7 points 9 months ago

As a student, I'm just gonna say I appreciate all the incredibly hard work teachers/lecturers/etc put in. :)

[–] loops 4 points 9 months ago

Thanks for your work.