Evaluation
I have just returned from my (hopefully) last ever lecture at Leeds MET. Hurrah! 3 whole people turned up to each of the two seminars, and there were no fewer than 21 people at the lecture today. Please bear in mind that there should be 140 students enrolled on this course. I thought that an hour dedicated to "assignment tips" would have been one to turn up to. And hell, do they need it.
This teaching job troubles me. I wonder how much effort to put in with the students, as they are lazy and do no reading. I would gladly help them if they needed it, but they do not seem to care about why they are there. I tried to discuss their individual career options in the seminars, today, planning to be supportive and encourage them to work if they wished to remain in Psychology (or a suitable alternative of course). However, with the exception of the guy who wants to transfer to Leeds to be with his girlfriend, they had no plans. Perhaps this is normal. Perhaps I wouldn't have had my life mapped out at the age of 18. But it does leave me with a feeling of frustration: do I overwork and concern myself with my students if they do not care? It seems that no one cares for them. Perhaps all they need is a little encouragement.
I am trying to communicate this relatively eloquently. It is customary, following my 3 hours of teaching on a Wednesday, to return to the office screaming obscenities about the pesky students, how the job is a waste of time and how I hate the morals of the course (another issue altogether). So today I have been shamed. I asked the students to complete module evaluations. I was expecting to have to recycle them and complete my own. However I received glowing reports. (Any further comments on the course? "I am deeply saddened that Caroline won't be teaching us anymore." Ah!) This makes me feel awful. If I feel like this towards the students, they can hardly be being greeted with open arms by their other tutors. Poor sods.
I would still rather work somewhere else, though.
Moon. xxx
This teaching job troubles me. I wonder how much effort to put in with the students, as they are lazy and do no reading. I would gladly help them if they needed it, but they do not seem to care about why they are there. I tried to discuss their individual career options in the seminars, today, planning to be supportive and encourage them to work if they wished to remain in Psychology (or a suitable alternative of course). However, with the exception of the guy who wants to transfer to Leeds to be with his girlfriend, they had no plans. Perhaps this is normal. Perhaps I wouldn't have had my life mapped out at the age of 18. But it does leave me with a feeling of frustration: do I overwork and concern myself with my students if they do not care? It seems that no one cares for them. Perhaps all they need is a little encouragement.
I am trying to communicate this relatively eloquently. It is customary, following my 3 hours of teaching on a Wednesday, to return to the office screaming obscenities about the pesky students, how the job is a waste of time and how I hate the morals of the course (another issue altogether). So today I have been shamed. I asked the students to complete module evaluations. I was expecting to have to recycle them and complete my own. However I received glowing reports. (Any further comments on the course? "I am deeply saddened that Caroline won't be teaching us anymore." Ah!) This makes me feel awful. If I feel like this towards the students, they can hardly be being greeted with open arms by their other tutors. Poor sods.
I would still rather work somewhere else, though.
Moon. xxx
posted by Moon @ 2:34 pm
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