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

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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". :lol:

Start it this way: please forgive me for not contacting you before you scheduled exams…

Op this is absurd and not the way the student services told me it should be handled. It's an online class. She's not god. I have contacted her and cc'd student services earlier in the semester because even after reminding her it was still not programmed in on the day of my exam. Since it's an online class and exams are done online she needs to take it seriously because otherwise, I won't get the accommodation. I think it's ridiculous a grown adult needs to be reminded this much.

Yikes, Op.

First, even if you're completely correct, as you pointed out, it's you that suffers if she "doesn't take it seriously." In that case, it behooves you to make sure you get the accommodation, even if you feel like you shouldn't have to.

Second it's really something to hear, "I think it's ridiculous a grown adult needs to be reminded this much." from someone who is seeking an accommodation. The last of self-awareness is stunning.

She has already had to get student services involved previously in the semester because she didn't get extra time. I too think it's ridiculous the professor can't figure this out. Students are expected to be organized. Professors should be too. People who work in academia can't hack it in the real world anyway.

Maybe OP should figure out how to take the test in the allotted amount of time and then she won’t have to worry about the professor having trouble helping her.

That’s the real world you speak of.

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Look, I have a child with moderate disabilities. It is unlikely this child will be able to go to college. I would rather this child gain useful skills than go to college with accomodations.

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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.

Nope. I don’t like how some learning disabilities are accommodated and others are not.

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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.

I dunno, I started reading from her follow ups. She definitely has a learning disability. But I'm not sure accomodations in an environment that doesn't seem to work for her is the way to go. She said she's majoring in ecology, maybe she is going to work in recycling?

[Anonymous]

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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.

The vast majority don't have reading comprehension. She didn't say anything about being off put by calling them professor. She said this particular professor makes a big deal about being called doctor instead of professor.

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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!

Most students won't do this because it can come across as passive aggressive.
It's telling that a lot of middle-aged parents are getting off by being catty to an undergrad. Sickos. Guarantee all are women too.

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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!

Most students won't do this because it can come across as passive aggressive.
It's telling that a lot of middle-aged parents are getting off by being catty to an undergrad. Sickos. Guarantee all are women too.

How is self-advocacy passive aggressive?

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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.

I dunno, I started reading from her follow ups. She definitely has a learning disability. But I'm not sure accomodations in an environment that doesn't seem to work for her is the way to go. She said she's majoring in ecology, maybe she is going to work in recycling?

Ecologists study the relationships of organisms and their environment. In addition to their research, they gather data and analyze it for importance. They study environmental problems and determine what caused them and how to improve the situation. You can get a decent job with just a bachelors in this field.

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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!

Most students won't do this because it can come across as passive aggressive.
It's telling that a lot of middle-aged parents are getting off by being catty to an undergrad. Sickos. Guarantee all are women too.

That isn't what passive aggressive means. And, the true problem is that OP's parents did not prepare them for the real world. Throwing money way to get a degree that won't actually help because it required so many crutches is absolutely stupid.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

I dunno, I started reading from her follow ups. She definitely has a learning disability. But I'm not sure accomodations in an environment that doesn't seem to work for her is the way to go. She said she's majoring in ecology, maybe she is going to work in recycling?

Ecologists study the relationships of organisms and their environment. In addition to their research, they gather data and analyze it for importance. They study environmental problems and determine what caused them and how to improve the situation. You can get a decent job with just a bachelors in this field.

Doing what? I have never met an ecologist

[Anonymous]

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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!

Most students won't do this because it can come across as passive aggressive.
It's telling that a lot of middle-aged parents are getting off by being catty to an undergrad. Sickos. Guarantee all are women too.

How is self-advocacy passive aggressive?

These students are young. You don't remember being young? Going to a different department can be seen as passive aggressive. If enough students do it the professor is going to be a record of denying accommodations.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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!

Most students won't do this because it can come across as passive aggressive.
It's telling that a lot of middle-aged parents are getting off by being catty to an undergrad. Sickos. Guarantee all are women too.

That isn't what passive aggressive means. And, the true problem is that OP's parents did not prepare them for the real world. Throwing money way to get a degree that won't actually help because it required so many crutches is absolutely stupid.

A degree in a STEM field is never stupid. Try again. Extra time doesn't somehow give you the answers. Taking exams doesn't usually happen outside of college. She will be fine. She's already working in the field.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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!

Most students won't do this because it can come across as passive aggressive.
It's telling that a lot of middle-aged parents are getting off by being catty to an undergrad. Sickos. Guarantee all are women too.

How is self-advocacy passive aggressive?

These students are young. You don't remember being young? Going to a different department can be seen as passive aggressive. If enough students do it the professor is going to be a record of denying accommodations.

I remember being young and I wouldn't say following up is babysitting professors

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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!

Most students won't do this because it can come across as passive aggressive.
It's telling that a lot of middle-aged parents are getting off by being catty to an undergrad. Sickos. Guarantee all are women too.

That isn't what passive aggressive means. And, the true problem is that OP's parents did not prepare them for the real world. Throwing money way to get a degree that won't actually help because it required so many crutches is absolutely stupid.

A degree in a STEM field is never stupid. Try again. Extra time doesn't somehow give you the answers. Taking exams doesn't usually happen outside of college. She will be fine. She's already working in the field.

That depends how generously you define STEM. I've met degrees in "random science" who barely knew what a z score was

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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!

Most students won't do this because it can come across as passive aggressive.
It's telling that a lot of middle-aged parents are getting off by being catty to an undergrad. Sickos. Guarantee all are women too.

How is self-advocacy passive aggressive?

These students are young. You don't remember being young? Going to a different department can be seen as passive aggressive. If enough students do it the professor is going to be a record of denying accommodations.

1. Again, that isn't what passive aggressive means.

2. It is so obvious that OP is not ready for college. I know lots of high school kids. They could all figure this out. This kid has been so sheltered that she is not prepared for the world. Assuming she is 18, youth is not an excuse, but bad parenting in the hopes of "protecting" the child may be. So sad.