Feel like I need to babysit my professors so I get my extra time accommodation

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What type of job do we see someone like OP having in the future? Because I can guarantee her job performance will inspire the type of complaining (on the part of her future colleagues/customers) about disorganization and delay that she herself is engaging in regarding her professor.

I am studying Ecology and I am already working in my field. I get a long well with my coworkers. No issues and I absolutely love my job. I don't have issues turning assignments in on time in college or at work. I always completed assignments way ahead of time. Exams are a different story, but after college I won't have anymore exams. Five minutes after I sent the email, which cc'ed student services, the professor programmed the extra time. She was able to do it in less than 5 minutes. I sent two other emails last Friday and yesterday to her, but the one I cc'ed this morning got the attention needed. Time to take the exam now. One more thing sounds like you don't like your career if you feel the need to be a bi**** online to strangers.

So it took you 3 years to figure out that you need to email the professor, CC student services, and do it before the exam is scheduled.

Congrats, you finally got it!

Exactly. This is accommodations 101.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This may have more to do with my online classes, but why does this happen every semester? Every single semester for the last 3 years, this has happened. It's hard to know what regular time is and what time and a half is because it not always announced what is regular time. Sometimes, the professor will write you need to have 90 minutes for the final or something like that as a group email. I am in my last week now and I see that I didn't get extra time programmed for two of my finals this week. The exams are proctored. I will probably send a short email saying you probably didn't realize but I don't see extra time programmed for my final. The professor I am most worried about takes weeks to return emails. She also insists we address her as "doctor blah blah blah".

If it happens every semester, you should be reaching out to your school's disability office, not DCUM.

Also, when you email your professors, consider cc'ing your contact at the disability office.

Finally, sometimes being a woman is a disadvantage in academia. I understand your professor has an off-putting style, but it may be that she has learned that she is disrespected/underestimated less when she reminds people of her position. I'm a Ph.D. who usually goes by my first name, but definitely break out the Dr. in certain circumstances.

I am a young, junior faculty member who smiles a lot and is very energetic (elements that may undermine perceptions of my expertise). I ask my students to call me Professor X for this reason. I am sad to read they may be put off by it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What type of job do we see someone like OP having in the future? Because I can guarantee her job performance will inspire the type of complaining (on the part of her future colleagues/customers) about disorganization and delay that she herself is engaging in regarding her professor.

No worries, she'll be awful in interviews. It's clear.

[Anonymous]

At my university, the policy is that the student has to inform the professor of the accommodation they want to take. And not all students even take all the accommodations they have. Sometimes they are available "just in case" the student needs them. The professors get notified about students one at a time, but there actually is no organized list anywhere. They can't just look up who has what accommodation in one place for one class, so imagine if they have 200+ students to keep track of. It is really better if the student notifies the professor when they want to use their accommodation.

Also, maybe the culture at your school is different, but I never called any prof by their first name when I was in college, and I still don't see that happening today. The default is either Dr. Smith or Professor Sanchez.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This may have more to do with my online classes, but why does this happen every semester? Every single semester for the last 3 years, this has happened. It's hard to know what regular time is and what time and a half is because it not always announced what is regular time. Sometimes, the professor will write you need to have 90 minutes for the final or something like that as a group email. I am in my last week now and I see that I didn't get extra time programmed for two of my finals this week. The exams are proctored. I will probably send a short email saying you probably didn't realize but I don't see extra time programmed for my final. The professor I am most worried about takes weeks to return emails. She also insists we address her as "doctor blah blah blah".

If it happens every semester, you should be reaching out to your school's disability office, not DCUM.

Also, when you email your professors, consider cc'ing your contact at the disability office.

Finally, sometimes being a woman is a disadvantage in academia. I understand your professor has an off-putting style, but it may be that she has learned that she is disrespected/underestimated less when she reminds people of her position. I'm a Ph.D. who usually goes by my first name, but definitely break out the Dr. in certain circumstances.

I am a young, junior faculty member who smiles a lot and is very energetic (elements that may undermine perceptions of my expertise). I ask my students to call me Professor X for this reason. I am sad to read they may be put off by it.

No, you are totally normal. The OP's attitude is not typical.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This may have more to do with my online classes, but why does this happen every semester? Every single semester for the last 3 years, this has happened. It's hard to know what regular time is and what time and a half is because it not always announced what is regular time. Sometimes, the professor will write you need to have 90 minutes for the final or something like that as a group email. I am in my last week now and I see that I didn't get extra time programmed for two of my finals this week. The exams are proctored. I will probably send a short email saying you probably didn't realize but I don't see extra time programmed for my final. The professor I am most worried about takes weeks to return emails. She also insists we address her as "doctor blah blah blah".

If it happens every semester, you should be reaching out to your school's disability office, not DCUM.

Also, when you email your professors, consider cc'ing your contact at the disability office.

Finally, sometimes being a woman is a disadvantage in academia. I understand your professor has an off-putting style, but it may be that she has learned that she is disrespected/underestimated less when she reminds people of her position. I'm a Ph.D. who usually goes by my first name, but definitely break out the Dr. in certain circumstances.

I am a young, junior faculty member who smiles a lot and is very energetic (elements that may undermine perceptions of my expertise). I ask my students to call me Professor X for this reason. I am sad to read they may be put off by it.

No, you are totally normal. The OP's attitude is not typical.

+1 The vast majority of posters recognize OP as being in the wrong here. Even posters like me who also needed to request accommodations in school.

[Anonymous]

Op. Seriously. Reflect on all you have been told here. Think about how you are portraying yourself. You seem fairly incompetent. I bet you are better than this; expect more of yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What type of job do we see someone like OP having in the future? Because I can guarantee her job performance will inspire the type of complaining (on the part of her future colleagues/customers) about disorganization and delay that she herself is engaging in regarding her professor.

I am studying Ecology and I am already working in my field. I get a long well with my coworkers. No issues and I absolutely love my job. I don't have issues turning assignments in on time in college or at work. I always completed assignments way ahead of time. Exams are a different story, but after college I won't have anymore exams. Five minutes after I sent the email, which cc'ed student services, the professor programmed the extra time. She was able to do it in less than 5 minutes. I sent two other emails last Friday and yesterday to her, but the one I cc'ed this morning got the attention needed. Time to take the exam now. One more thing sounds like you don't like your career if you feel the need to be a bi**** online to strangers.

So - you emailed her beforehand, and got the time? Just like virtually everyone told you to do?

Imagine that. Taking 30 seconds to be proactive is more productive that whining about how "she need to do her job" and not getting what you want.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This may have more to do with my online classes, but why does this happen every semester? Every single semester for the last 3 years, this has happened. It's hard to know what regular time is and what time and a half is because it not always announced what is regular time. Sometimes, the professor will write you need to have 90 minutes for the final or something like that as a group email. I am in my last week now and I see that I didn't get extra time programmed for two of my finals this week. The exams are proctored. I will probably send a short email saying you probably didn't realize but I don't see extra time programmed for my final. The professor I am most worried about takes weeks to return emails. She also insists we address her as "doctor blah blah blah".

If it happens every semester, you should be reaching out to your school's disability office, not DCUM.

Also, when you email your professors, consider cc'ing your contact at the disability office.

Finally, sometimes being a woman is a disadvantage in academia. I understand your professor has an off-putting style, but it may be that she has learned that she is disrespected/underestimated less when she reminds people of her position. I'm a Ph.D. who usually goes by my first name, but definitely break out the Dr. in certain circumstances.

I am a young, junior faculty member who smiles a lot and is very energetic (elements that may undermine perceptions of my expertise). I ask my students to call me Professor X for this reason. I am sad to read they may be put off by it.

No, you are totally normal. The OP's attitude is not typical.

+1 The vast majority of posters recognize OP as being in the wrong here. Even posters like me who also needed to request accommodations in school.

Most agree professors are incompetent and yes you have to remind them time and again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If my disability is that I have a low IQ, can I be given easier questions on exams and still get credit for passing the same classes as my normo-IQ classmates? I know this sounds snarky but I’m actually a little curious. If someone gets extra time because they can’t finish the test on time (and the results will be compared to the results of students who didn’t take extra time), can someone else also get different questions if their disability makes it hard for them to understand the original questions?

You aren't being snarky, you being a bigoted A-hole. You don't have this disability; you don't understand it; therefore, you feel free to mock it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If my disability is that I have a low IQ, can I be given easier questions on exams and still get credit for passing the same classes as my normo-IQ classmates? I know this sounds snarky but I’m actually a little curious. If someone gets extra time because they can’t finish the test on time (and the results will be compared to the results of students who didn’t take extra time), can someone else also get different questions if their disability makes it hard for them to understand the original questions?

Obviously this is written from the standpoint of someone who has never personally dealt with individuals needing accommodations. You do realize that extra time is not the "gift" it appears to be. Extra time for someone with learning disabilities is extremely draining - that individual may take longer to just read a simple question that for others takes no time to read and process. Do that over a 2.5-hour window and see how you feel.

Right, but, let’s say I have read the novel for English class but I can’t synthesize the information the way my classmates can because of my learning disability. And the test is an essay discussing the motifs of the novel. But due to my brain chemistry I cannot understand and apply what a motif is. Can I just summarize the plot of the book instead? And get an A?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op, have you ever held a job of any sort?

I'm still curious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If my disability is that I have a low IQ, can I be given easier questions on exams and still get credit for passing the same classes as my normo-IQ classmates? I know this sounds snarky but I’m actually a little curious. If someone gets extra time because they can’t finish the test on time (and the results will be compared to the results of students who didn’t take extra time), can someone else also get different questions if their disability makes it hard for them to understand the original questions?

Obviously this is written from the standpoint of someone who has never personally dealt with individuals needing accommodations. You do realize that extra time is not the "gift" it appears to be. Extra time for someone with learning disabilities is extremely draining - that individual may take longer to just read a simple question that for others takes no time to read and process. Do that over a 2.5-hour window and see how you feel.

... and during finals week, you spend twice as much time in the exam room as your peers, who leave and start studying for the next one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If my disability is that I have a low IQ, can I be given easier questions on exams and still get credit for passing the same classes as my normo-IQ classmates? I know this sounds snarky but I’m actually a little curious. If someone gets extra time because they can’t finish the test on time (and the results will be compared to the results of students who didn’t take extra time), can someone else also get different questions if their disability makes it hard for them to understand the original questions?

You aren't being snarky, you being a bigoted A-hole. You don't have this disability; you don't understand it; therefore, you feel free to mock it.

Maybe someone with such a disability shouldn't be in college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At my university, the policy is that the student has to inform the professor of the accommodation they want to take. And not all students even take all the accommodations they have. Sometimes they are available "just in case" the student needs them. The professors get notified about students one at a time, but there actually is no organized list anywhere. They can't just look up who has what accommodation in one place for one class, so imagine if they have 200+ students to keep track of. It is really better if the student notifies the professor when they want to use their accommodation.

Also, maybe the culture at your school is different, but I never called any prof by their first name when I was in college, and I still don't see that happening today. The default is either Dr. Smith or Professor Sanchez.

+1 this is the norm

OP I think it you hadn't included this type of random irrelevant stuff in your 1st post, you wouldn't have gotten this tone in responses. There are norms and it doesn't all revolve around you.