frustration with classes

[cookderosa]

Ugh.

So, I've spent the morning emailing the advisor (as "my son" because they can't communicate with parents of course, nevermind he's a minor) and it is true that at the bottom of the first page of the syllabus it says "instructor reserves the right to require proctoring."  So, there we go.  Silly me for assuming they'd have the technology in place to proctor remotely.  Anyway, the rub is that this is a course required for his certificate, and they won't take a transfer from another CC in my state- so frustrating. This is course #5 of 6.   I'm 99% sure I'm dropping it (cough, I mean "he's dropping it") because the course opened for this week and she wants a proctored quiz again. So these aren't even EXAMS they are weekly quizzes.  She thinks he's going to campus 8 more times?  The first 4 were online - but she's apparently changed her mind for at least these....she won't reveal whether or not the others will be in person or online because apparently revealing that would compromise something... like the integrity of her very important 100 level course.  <eye roll>  Colleges are always so surprised at their retention rate, gosh, I wonder why?  <heavy scarcasm>

So they are requiring on-campus proctoring for a distance ed class? Sounds like an oxymoron. Makes no sense.

I know Jenny, it's so strange. It's everyone, not just my son, but they totally sprung this on the students.