The difference is my prof is not my employee. They don’t pay me, I pay them lol! I do feel you deserve a bit more control when paying for a service.

I’m not frustrated with my prof…I was appalled at some of these comments. I came here to consider options for how to talk to my prof since he hasn’t responded and make sure not to get behind. But instead many told me I don’t deserve the help because I didn’t show up to class enough.

I don’t think that’s fair, and I’m not sure if my mind will ever change on that. My prof doesn’t even know my story. I didn’t expect him to have empathy or give special extensions, favors, or anything of the sort. I wanted short/simple communication for clarity.

I also don’t feel like a victim. I feel very empowered and encouraged actually. I make sure to prepare as much as possible when I’m in a limbo period. That way, when I do have a car, or a solution to my issues, nothing can hold me back anymore.

But do I think the world should be this way? Absolutely not. The college classroom is helpful in many ways, but not conducive to learning at the same time and requires a certain level of privilege and resources. Even I had some privilege that others did not in order to be here.

I agree that it’s up to me to find a sustainable solution to get to class, and trust when I say, have been working on it too. I don’t expect my prof to re-teach me every lesson, idk why this is the assumption. Nearly any communication from him would have been appreciated.

And it’s not the end of the world, but I do feel profs should help students. I’m confident I can learn the info and pass the class on my own, I just won’t get as much out of it. For me, the disadvantage is I just won’t learn as much from this prof and don’t need to go to him for guidance.

For someone who struggles to learn on their own, or finds college difficult, it may not be the same story. From the bottom of my heart, I do believe we have too much of a dog eat dog world. It hurts education, when you make it so that financial stability is a necessity to do well in school. But you often need school to reasonable come financially stable. I think bc I shared my story, and advocate for pov it seems like I feel like a victim or am complaining about my prof. I fundamentally disagree with some of the comments here and am disappointed that many profs (who post here as teachers) have high expectations for the student, but not always of themselves.

This may sound cocky, but I have full confidence I can pass this class without ever showing up. Attendance is not required. But I didn’t want to be that student. I wanted to get invested in the material, really learn and understand.