Photographs from Forever21.com
I’ve to say this new year started off in the least expected way. I guess some Snarkers like Cherlynn or Chien would know, it is not something I wish to repeat again. My mood has mostly been on the gloomy side the entire week. I managed to cheer myself up by doing some retail therapy and this was what I ordered from Forever21.
Tank tops are my favourites and did I mention the fact that I’m a jacket/sweater collector now? Forever21 has the most gorgeous outerwear! It makes me wish we have winter in Singapore. 
I haven’t been shopping much other than that and nothing exciting in my life either. School has been busy. I’ve lots of revisions and assignments to catch up before my final mocks in March and I’m trying to squeeze out some time to do my revision. Speaking of which, I think I’ve a low level of tolerance towards school related issues lately.
There’s this particular lecturer that I absolutely cannot stand at all. I just wish he will stop bragging about how good he is. He’s not approachable (and I think that’s an extremely serious problem if you are a teacher), unfriendly and shows a bad attitude to his students. I would describe him as one of the most “insufferable” lecturers I’ve ever came across. When will he ever know that giving the wrong answer doesn’t mean that one is not listening in class? I gave up asking questions in class because he does not answer my question at all. He goes on and on about his own way of solving the question and did not give me a satisfactory reply. I find it a waste of time to post questions in class since I wouldn’t get a reply that answers my question anyway. He’s too persistent on the fact that his way of solving the question is always right.
The fact that he brags about how good his answer and his notes are in every single lesson makes me want to puke. I have to say his notes aren’t one of the greatest. I’ve seen way better notes produce by others but then again, it’s subjective since others may find his notes good. All I wish for is for him to stop showing this “know-it-all-best-lecturer-in-the-world” attitude in class. It’s frustrating for me to see the way he condemns a student because he or she can’t answer one of his questions.
He dislike students talking in his class which is understandable but here’s the problem, he once said “If you are talking about the question, you can ask me. If you are talking about anything else, please get out of the class.”. I understand the latter but why aren’t we allowed to ask the one sitting beside us about the question we are working on if you don’t understand his explanation? I don’t see the point in asking him the question again since like I said, he won’t give us an answer/explanation to our question.
Dear Mr. Lecturer, just in case you don’t know, we are not in the army. We do not have to reply “Yes, sir” loud and clear every time you asked a question. We are not your soldiers and you don’t command me to do anything. You asked a question, we reply (that’s if we wish to) but stop insisting us to reply like we are in the army! Have you ever read the feedback forms we left for you? Maybe you should since I think it will do you good. Having years of experience in the teaching industry doesn’t make you a good lecturer and showing that “I-am-king” attitude in class doesn’t make us respect you either.
30 January, 2010 at 7:37 pm
your worst lecturer cannot be compared to this evil woman: catherine [full name removed by administrator]. she constantly brags about her achievements all the time, and nominates herself for her outstanding work (yuck!). the one that she is most prouf of is the poster session, which she calls highly innovative. that method is already used in high school a long time ago. she truly hates asians, even though she herself is an irish migrant, maybe something bad happens when she teaches in china. despite that, she knows that she got the job simply because of her experience teaching in china due to influx of students from china. because she’s such a loser, she will give the dumbest students the highest marks and the smart ones the lowest marks, because it’s such a rare chance to use her power in real life. she also likes to flirt with young cute boys, even though she herself is already middle-aged and married. often she will try to approach these boys, grin widely and chat them up. she really hates asian girls. once she tried to convince the cute boy she liked that they were nothing but evil sluts. that the cute boy did not like what he heard made her even more angry and resentful toward any asian girls. she is already complained to for her racist behavior, so to prove that she is not racist, she is increasing her collaboration with any asians, and makes sure that some asians in her class get really good marks. she is in deep financial constraint and this may explain her nasty behavior. even though she is not the only lecturers who discriminate against students, she’s the worst. she believes her position is secured and she can do whatever she likes to those lousy asian students. and because she’s loud and whines when she feels she’s being unjustifiably attacked, no teaching staff really dares to offend her. this is the real life mrs tingle!
22 January, 2010 at 10:45 pm
awww… i know what you’re talking about (at the beginning of the entry) and yea I hope it never happens again..
I had the same problem with a certain lecturer of mine!!! OMG can understand ur pain…. Gah. And lecturers like these really make you hate the lesson and you might/might not do well because of it..
Hopefully you have great friends in that class who feel the same way, then you can watch out for each other..!
22 January, 2010 at 11:30 pm
Thanks for the advice and everything during the difficult time! I really appreciate it.
I’m pretty sure most people in class feels the same way.
22 January, 2010 at 3:27 pm
That sounds like the teacher from hell… well, maybe not that bad but he still sounds evil. I don’t understand why people become teachers if they are going to be a jerk. Aren’t you supposed to like your job?
22 January, 2010 at 1:42 pm
I like what you ordered, it’s nice
Oh, and I really understand how you’re feeling about your lecturer. I had a Spanish teacher who was just like that. He never really answered our questions, and when he did, it wasn’t helpful, at all. If a student didn’t know the answer to a question, he would always say “We’ve seen this in class. You’re not listening when I talk”. Like you said, it’s not because I don’t know the answer that I’m not listening. Like you, I gave up asking questions in class. I asked a friend that speaks Spanish after class instead. We’ve filled something like 4 feedback forms in a year and he didn’t even take our feedback in consideration. We decided to “report” him to his boss and we have a new Spanish teacher. I hope everything turns out good for you, that he’ll either become nicer or that you’ll get a new lecturer (if that’s possible)
22 January, 2010 at 1:40 am
And to think of it, his salary is actually paid by you people who are attending his class. His attitude is not only unprofessional but also irresponsible. I know you loathe to hear this but I have a similar lecturer too – he would not stop bragging about how many doctors that graduated from NUS still consulted him for their medical research statistics. As if they have anointed him as a statistic god or something.
I guess people like him simply needs to feed off people’s misery in order to sustain their ballooning ego. Since my lecturer teaches something that is rather specialized, it’s rather hard to find a replacement and that probably explains why after so many complaints lodged by my seniors and senior’s seniors (and the list goes on), the school made no effort to replace that bigoted numbskull.
Sorry to hear about your experience, Dayna! A month or so and it’ll be over. Just hang in there, okay? *pats pats* Take care!
19 January, 2010 at 6:43 am
Aw I hate crazy teachers like that. I have had teachers like that in the past and unfortunately they have just been like that for so long there is nothing that you can do. We would just be little robots and talk after class about things we didn’t understand and then complain about him afterwards too haha.
I do love those tank tops though.
19 January, 2010 at 2:45 am
Wow, he sounds like a major a-hole. I’m fortunate I never had a teacher like that.
17 January, 2010 at 7:42 pm
O yeah, the beginning of the year is definitely the most hectic time. Everybody is trying to adjust themselves to the new environment, new classes, new colleagues, etc.
Ha, even though I don’t usually delay in replying emails, I certainly take a long time to reply to comments..