1. We appreciate it when you print off the syllabus.
At the University of Idaho, it is always a struggle when you find out you have to print off simple things like the student contract or syllabus only because it’s a trek to go to a location on campus that has a printer
2. Students will forever be grateful if you post grades on BBlearn.
We actually want to do well in your class. So please, do us the favor of posting the grades! We actually check them, we promise!
3. If you tell us that there is no attendance taken for your class, we will most likely not go.
Especially if you post the lecture notes online. The general population of the class will skip and still succeed in your class.
4. We get really “HAngry” when you don’t allow food or drinks in the classroom.
HAngry= Hungry and Angry. Just allow us to have our Dutch Bros and muffin. We promise we will leave the booze at home.
5. During syllabus week, don’t expect that prime participation from us.
That’s right, you bet we partied our asses off that night! No homework, no test, it’s party time. We also can’t decide if we are wanting to drop the class. So if we don’t participate, we are just saving ourselves the embarrassment of you possible asking why we dropped the class.
6. Your class is not the only class we attend or are registered for.
It is no surprise that this is on the lucky list of things we want you professors to understand. We have other classes. We have jobs. In fact, we also have lives and real life duties that still need to be taken care of. So next time you assign busy work, just think about the lack of desire we have to do those dumb crossword puzzles in preparation for your vocabulary test.
7. Try to avoid talking in a monotone voice.
You expect us to be passionate about the subject you are teaching, and yet it sounds like you hate being up there teaching. As such, the first five minutes of you talking is when we “check-out”. Following that, it is also when we start skipping classes.
8. We are broke.
We are paying you several THOUSANDS of dollars for you to teach us. So if we ask you a question, don’t reply with a smart a** comment and make us feel stupid. We are still learning.
9. Understand that we get sick too.
I always find it ridiculous that I have to provide a doctor’s note just to tell them that I am dying from the Black Plague. Again, we are broke and it is very difficult to “cough up” $30.00 for a co-payment.
10. We really want to get to know you, but sometimes your office hours just don’t fit our time frame.
Ex: Professor (insert last name here) Office Hours: Monday 11:00-12pm. First of all, it’s a Monday, which means every student, club, faculty member attends meetings at random times of that specific day. On top of that, your office hours are during lunch. Work with us!
