I should learn to keep my mouth shut

[cornerofmadness]

I mentioned that now that the physics lab is empty and we're using adjuncts (ha, good luck) that that lab was ALWAYS meant to be anatomy and my lab physics but the prof a few iterations back refused it. My windows don't open. So we spent the day in an email debate on moving labs. (might happen

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[spikesgirl58]

Ugh, feel better soon.

[cornerofmadness]

thanks

[kiramaru7]

I'm sorry the day aggravated you sooo much your stomach hurts! I hope feel better soon!

[cornerofmadness]

Thanks. Honestly it's more because I've forgotten my meds a couple times this week that my stomach hurts

[kiramaru7]

You're welcome. It may be why it hurts, but I'm sure the aggravation didn't help.

[cornerofmadness]

It didn't help at all

[stellar_raven]

I'm sorry you had such a rough day. :( Hope you feel better soon.

[cornerofmadness]

thanks, I do

[fairy69]

"they'll need the developmental reading/English class but that's no longer a requirement" Uh..... Don't they think it is not only necessary in general but classes with scientific terms go way beyond that.

[cornerofmadness]

Yes but there is also the push back from higher ed (and students) that anything that adds a year (and this would) not be done. In other words, most online schools have zero prereqs for anything and they don't want to lose students to that.

We decided they MUST be in the developmental class (if that's what they test into) to be in bio I so if they fall into the need for remediation, they can't push it off to the spring, either do it first thing or you can't be in the program.

But to be honest unless that student really puts for the effort, they won't b e in the program long

[fairy69]

but on the other hand, if tuition for online courses are high (hopefully not as high as going to a physical school) these students will come out as stupid as when they went in but at a high cost. Isn't schooling about learning and pushing oneself to be more educated?

Coming from a university background myself, I will admit that *some* pre-requisites are just money-making things but placement tests can help to see at what level a student is and then the counselors and the students together can come up with a best course of action..but perhaps that is an idyllic way of thinking...

[cornerofmadness]

Online is actually MORE expensive per credit and we're finding them at the end of their program knowing very little. It's an issue.

Believe me I think they should do remediation BEFORE the course work. We all do but the people making these decisions aren't educators and try to treat everything like a business and it doesn't work that way.

and no not idyllic that is how advising works but then your hands get tied