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[quote=Anonymous]OP here with update.  Interesting that this thread is still alive.

I checked in with DS about his classes.  DS has been attending a different Chemistry lecture later in the morning with a different professor.  He also likes this professor better.  He is doing well in this class and all his other classes.  Physics is another story.

DS has NOT been attending Physics class because it is a waste of time.  There is not another professor or lecture for this class, so he is stuck with this guy.  He called me the other night extremely exhausted and stressed out.  He wants to do well but is having a hard time learning the material with just the textbook, lecture notes and TA's (which he claims are also not great).  He is passing his exams, but considering all the time he is putting in, his grades are not great.  At my suggestion, he is pursuing getting a tutor to help him through the rest of the semester.  The problem is that because he is not getting good instruction, it takes a long time for him to figure things out on his own...which he does eventually, but it interferes with other studies.  I feel bad that I was suspecting him of just slacking off and sleeping in...he really wants to do well.

Cheating...I doubt it.  He would not be reaching out for help if that were the case.

It's really disappointing knowing we are paying full freight for this top school and he has to endure a bad professor in his freshman year.[/quote]

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