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

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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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.

OP here. I did reach out to the disability department and I have done this many times. They don't seem to care. The student surveys seem to be important because all of my professors send tons of emails reminding me to do them. I know there was a lot of laughing going on after class when she insisted over and over again we call her Dr instead of professor. She got so worked up over it. I don't think people were doing it to be disrespectful. She came across as stuffy and treated some of us like idiots. She would send lots of emails with CAPS and !!!!!!! I should probably fill out the survey for her now.

You address her as she requests. Period. She earned her degree.

Sounds like a lot of professors are on here. Medical doctors are usually the only people who expect this unless professors are being introduced or something it's not normal to expect this.

[Anonymous]

I can’t believe even college professors have to put up with this nonsense. You are voluntarily taking HER class yet you feel entitled to tell her how to run it, as if she is your personal paid help.

If you can’t handle college don’t go yo college.

[Anonymous]

OP I agree that the professor sounds disorganized if they have not given you an accommodation for 4 or more exams this semester.
Did you confirm they received the request at the beginning of the semester?
I would agree with some of the posters who suggested you remind your professors a week before the exam to confirm they will provide your accommodations. Depending on the school, Professors might have a couple of hundred students with several requiring a variety of accommodations. While providing a letter at the beginning of the semester is the only thing you need to do, it is smart to remind your professors a week beforehand.
However, while you are well within your rights to complain about her not providing you with your accommodations, your griping about her title is a different matter.
Like it or not, there is a hierarchy in college. Professors need to establish their authority and asking students to address them a certain way seems like a simple way to accomplish order etc. A female professor might find it much harder to establish their authority and insisting on having students use a formal title might help. If students are repeatedly using other titles to refer to her, she might rightly believe that her students are not being respectful

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP I agree that the professor sounds disorganized if they have not given you an accommodation for 4 or more exams this semester.
Did you confirm they received the request at the beginning of the semester?
I would agree with some of the posters who suggested you remind your professors a week before the exam to confirm they will provide your accommodations. Depending on the school, Professors might have a couple of hundred students with several requiring a variety of accommodations. While providing a letter at the beginning of the semester is the only thing you need to do, it is smart to remind your professors a week beforehand.
However, while you are well within your rights to complain about her not providing you with your accommodations, your griping about her title is a different matter.
Like it or not, there is a hierarchy in college. Professors need to establish their authority and asking students to address them a certain way seems like a simple way to accomplish order etc. A female professor might find it much harder to establish their authority and insisting on having students use a formal title might help. If students are repeatedly using other titles to refer to her, she might rightly believe that her students are not being respectful

Most professors don't ask to be called doctors. Not normal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can’t believe even college professors have to put up with this nonsense. You are voluntarily taking HER class yet you feel entitled to tell her how to run it, as if she is your personal paid help.

If you can’t handle college don’t go yo college.

Op never said anything about telling her how to run the class. The professor does however have to give accommodations that were approved. It's the LAW. It's not optional. She shouldn't need to remind her for every exam. Would you say the same for other accommodations? No

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP I agree that the professor sounds disorganized if they have not given you an accommodation for 4 or more exams this semester.
Did you confirm they received the request at the beginning of the semester?
I would agree with some of the posters who suggested you remind your professors a week before the exam to confirm they will provide your accommodations. Depending on the school, Professors might have a couple of hundred students with several requiring a variety of accommodations. While providing a letter at the beginning of the semester is the only thing you need to do, it is smart to remind your professors a week beforehand.
However, while you are well within your rights to complain about her not providing you with your accommodations, your griping about her title is a different matter.
Like it or not, there is a hierarchy in college. Professors need to establish their authority and asking students to address them a certain way seems like a simple way to accomplish order etc. A female professor might find it much harder to establish their authority and insisting on having students use a formal title might help. If students are repeatedly using other titles to refer to her, she might rightly believe that her students are not being respectful

The formal title request is fine but how op worded it is she's getting hung up about doctor vs professor. Not Lauren vs Doctor. If you need to keep reminding people you're a doctor you probably aren't a real one

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP I agree that the professor sounds disorganized if they have not given you an accommodation for 4 or more exams this semester.
Did you confirm they received the request at the beginning of the semester?
I would agree with some of the posters who suggested you remind your professors a week before the exam to confirm they will provide your accommodations. Depending on the school, Professors might have a couple of hundred students with several requiring a variety of accommodations. While providing a letter at the beginning of the semester is the only thing you need to do, it is smart to remind your professors a week beforehand.
However, while you are well within your rights to complain about her not providing you with your accommodations, your griping about her title is a different matter.
Like it or not, there is a hierarchy in college. Professors need to establish their authority and asking students to address them a certain way seems like a simple way to accomplish order etc. A female professor might find it much harder to establish their authority and insisting on having students use a formal title might help. If students are repeatedly using other titles to refer to her, she might rightly believe that her students are not being respectful

Most professors don't ask to be called doctors. Not normal.

Most students have enough sense to say doctor without having to be told.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP I agree that the professor sounds disorganized if they have not given you an accommodation for 4 or more exams this semester.
Did you confirm they received the request at the beginning of the semester?
I would agree with some of the posters who suggested you remind your professors a week before the exam to confirm they will provide your accommodations. Depending on the school, Professors might have a couple of hundred students with several requiring a variety of accommodations. While providing a letter at the beginning of the semester is the only thing you need to do, it is smart to remind your professors a week beforehand.
However, while you are well within your rights to complain about her not providing you with your accommodations, your griping about her title is a different matter.
Like it or not, there is a hierarchy in college. Professors need to establish their authority and asking students to address them a certain way seems like a simple way to accomplish order etc. A female professor might find it much harder to establish their authority and insisting on having students use a formal title might help. If students are repeatedly using other titles to refer to her, she might rightly believe that her students are not being respectful

Most professors don't ask to be called doctors. Not normal.

Most students have enough sense to say doctor without having to be told.

Nope. They say, professor or first name. For two-thirds of their life, they have said, Mrs. Blueberry

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP I agree that the professor sounds disorganized if they have not given you an accommodation for 4 or more exams this semester.
Did you confirm they received the request at the beginning of the semester?
I would agree with some of the posters who suggested you remind your professors a week before the exam to confirm they will provide your accommodations. Depending on the school, Professors might have a couple of hundred students with several requiring a variety of accommodations. While providing a letter at the beginning of the semester is the only thing you need to do, it is smart to remind your professors a week beforehand.
However, while you are well within your rights to complain about her not providing you with your accommodations, your griping about her title is a different matter.
Like it or not, there is a hierarchy in college. Professors need to establish their authority and asking students to address them a certain way seems like a simple way to accomplish order etc. A female professor might find it much harder to establish their authority and insisting on having students use a formal title might help. If students are repeatedly using other titles to refer to her, she might rightly believe that her students are not being respectful

Most professors don't ask to be called doctors. Not normal.

Most students have enough sense to say doctor without having to be told.

Nope. They say, professor or first name. For two-thirds of their life, they have said, Mrs. Blueberry

Where were you raised that you disrespect people this way?

[Anonymous]

Wow, feeling sorry for Professors having to deal with students like OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like you need to be more proactive.

No. It sounds like the professors need to do their jobs. In a work situation, HR helps out with this. Employees don't have to visit their manager to remind them of a recurring accommodation. The college has a department that handles this for a reason. The professors should be more organized. They expect students to be organized, follow deadlines etc. Not only are they failing to follow deadlines but they are breaking the law by denying a time and a half accommodation. At the start of the semester they receive emails with accommodations and they can write a list of who gets extra time. It's not rocket science.

LOL! You are in for a rude awakening in the real world.

You say the profs need to “do their jobs.” Well, your job is to pass your classes. If you can’t do that under normal circumstances, it is YOUR job to get accommodations. Do your job and quit whining and expecting others to help you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow, feeling sorry for Professors having to deal with students like OP.

+1

[Anonymous]

Op, you come across as critical, immature, rude, and entitled.

Your professor wants to be called Dr? Call her Dr.

You want accommodations? The world doesn't revolve around what you want.

You volunteered for this class, at least pretend to care about it.

[Anonymous]

It’s interesting that the professor’s desire for a certain title seems more important to the OP than accommodations.

Why cares what the professor wants to be called? If that’s the preference, then abide by it and move on. I’m a teacher and I have plenty of students who want to be called a different name than what’s on the roster. I just do it because it’s their preference. It takes me no time or effort to respect that.

If accommodations are important to you, then drop the nonsense about the title and focus on accommodations. You might find you get more understanding and respect that way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP I agree that the professor sounds disorganized if they have not given you an accommodation for 4 or more exams this semester.
Did you confirm they received the request at the beginning of the semester?
I would agree with some of the posters who suggested you remind your professors a week before the exam to confirm they will provide your accommodations. Depending on the school, Professors might have a couple of hundred students with several requiring a variety of accommodations. While providing a letter at the beginning of the semester is the only thing you need to do, it is smart to remind your professors a week beforehand.
However, while you are well within your rights to complain about her not providing you with your accommodations, your griping about her title is a different matter.
Like it or not, there is a hierarchy in college. Professors need to establish their authority and asking students to address them a certain way seems like a simple way to accomplish order etc. A female professor might find it much harder to establish their authority and insisting on having students use a formal title might help. If students are repeatedly using other titles to refer to her, she might rightly believe that her students are not being respectful

Most professors don't ask to be called doctors. Not normal.

Most students have enough sense to say doctor without having to be told.

Nope. They say, professor or first name. For two-thirds of their life, they have said, Mrs. Blueberry

OP, are you really the student? You sound more like the mom.