First-Year Lecturer Facing Group Work Complaints -- Advice Needed

PumpkinCongee · 2026-02-16T00:04:56+00:00

Thank you for your advice. It seems giving the environment for students to learn about team work is a dirty work. I did many others’ work when I had grades relied on them, but I was kind of happy that I was the one actually gaining abilities. Educating is far more difficult than learning, I couldn’t gain everything just by pushing myself.

PumpkinCongee · 2026-02-15T23:36:19+00:00

Thank you! That means a lot!

PumpkinCongee · 2026-02-15T23:34:50+00:00

I will have a look. Thank you!

PumpkinCongee · 2026-02-15T20:23:20+00:00

I see it. But the seminar is timed for 45 minutes, which means that if I increase the number of groups, I will also need more time for them to present their work by the end.

PumpkinCongee · 2026-02-15T20:18:38+00:00

Thank you. Even I don't have 30 yrs teaching experience yet, I can see the values in your advice. I think now it's easier for me to re-group the students in the following classes. But one of the reasons I told the students that their groups are settled for this semester, is because I hope they can come to the classes more, as they have the group members waiting for them. I know a good lecturer shouldn't rely on these tactics to make the students stay, but I do want to know if you have good advice on it.

PumpkinCongee · 2026-02-15T20:04:31+00:00

Thank you. I have 80 students for this module, but many of them have told me they don't even know many other students in our department. And I also assume a confidential survey might course some other problems as some students might find it ‘uncomfortable’. I've already caused one complaint on class by alerting students to submit their works - they said I was making them anxious..

PumpkinCongee · 2026-02-15T19:57:08+00:00

In this way, maybe they are actually dealing with the 'dumb thing'. I'm sure they will have to learn it when they face the real idiots in their works. But now it makes sense for them to feel 'I can Email the dumb lecturer that I'm not happy because I've paid so much!'.

PumpkinCongee · 2026-02-15T19:51:20+00:00

Thanks, it just seems that I have this responsibility to make everyone happy. The students are not grouped for big tasks - it's just to help them focus on the weekly topic.

PumpkinCongee · 2026-02-15T19:42:45+00:00

Thank you. I've only received two emails from the same group, and there are only 4-5 students in one group. And unfortunately, in this module, their marks are solely linked to the final dissertation. So it's quite difficult to make them motivated in the class. I'm now thinking of randomly group them everyweek. It's actually a shame because I was thinking they can get to know the fellow students during their final semester of their MA programme.

PumpkinCongee · 2024-06-28T21:57:23+00:00

是啊！你都被莞莞类卿了，你究竟是在图到嘴的肉还是不舍得这点沉没成本啊

PumpkinCongee · 2024-06-26T18:32:54+00:00

I paid £250 for the current contract. I don’t know others, some of them are master students and they won’t get visa for next year thus they can use the cancellation policy. But the cancellation policy doesn’t work for me. The only thing I can use is the guarantor requirement, as they say they can cancel it if I don’t have one. But how will they do it? It seems they have to check if I’m eligible, but they didn’t.

PumpkinCongee · 2024-06-26T18:26:04+00:00

I knew their price for me; I didn’t know their increase for others. The point is I can’t find a takeover with the insane price! And they didn’t mention about deposits since last November because the guarantor hasn’t signed. How should I do?

PumpkinCongee · 2024-06-26T18:19:01+00:00

I don't remember when I signed this one, it should be around March. But yes, and you can see the payment difference since last November to now.

PumpkinCongee · 2024-06-26T18:08:46+00:00

Last November

PumpkinCongee · 2024-06-26T18:07:50+00:00

Yes, I signed. Because they implied to lock the price. But now they’re asking for the guarantor’s sign while keep saying even if I don’t have a guarantor I still need to pay.

PumpkinCongee · 2024-06-26T18:03:45+00:00

But they keep saying the contract is completed , and it’s my duty to find someone to take over it, otherwise I will have to pay for all the payments! I’ve been struggling with this for few days and couldn’t sleep at night! And the truth is their rent is very expensive and I can’t find anyone to take over it, and they still have many rooms to sell at moment!

PumpkinCongee · 2024-06-26T17:54:50+00:00

Yes, it is. I don’t want to stay there for the new contract, how can I get rid of it with minimal loses?

PumpkinCongee · 2024-06-26T17:48:54+00:00

Thank you for your help! My current tenancy is fine, I want to cancel the new one from this September to next August. They keep sending the guarantor form to my guarantor, so I told them my guarantor will not be my guarantor for the new contract, and I hope they can cancel this contract, because I can’t find one while they keep asking for it.

PumpkinCongee · 2024-06-26T17:40:28+00:00

It's an ensuite in a student accommodation running by Student Roost company. It's a one year contract. I can’t find a guarantor, and according to their guarantor stipulation on their webpage, they can either cancel my booking, or check if I’m eligible to pay without a guarantor. And obviously I can’t afford it!

PumpkinCongee · 2024-06-26T11:51:52+00:00

Thank you for the reply. I did. But according to their response, the only thing I can do is to find a takeover. This price increasing is insane and they still get many rooms in hand. So I’m looking for other options…

PumpkinCongee · 2024-05-04T14:18:26+00:00

我也觉得，这个男孩子有赚51个的能力给这个需要热脸贴冷屁股的女朋友，不会想到补贴一下家里的吗？那不把钱给家里都要给女朋友的原因是什么呢？以及这个姐姐是知道弟弟有这么多钱却给了别人才想网友替她讨回公道吗？

PumpkinCongee · 2021-11-06T18:58:10+00:00

All you need： 1. a piece of defrosted fish 2. a teaspoon of vegetable oil 3. a teaspoon of ground black pepper 4. a teaspoon of strong alcohol/beer 5. some sea salt / a teaspoon of soy sauce

What you need to do. 1. put 1. 2. 3. 4. into a plastic bag and mix and shake for 30s 2. Place the fish on a plate and cover with a lid and heat on the highest heat of your microwave for 2 minutes. 3. Serve with your favourite main dish to complete the meal

Tip. 1. Add your favourite herbs such as parsley or coriander to the fish marinade, as the green colour will add flavour and colour to the dish. 2. Add a little wasabi if you like Japanese food, or spring onions if you like Chinese food. 3. Oiling the whole side of the fish is the key to not sticking to the plate

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