Spring 1 Session 2 -- What is YOURPace?

[lidel]

I am so glad that others had the same experience with Araminta Matthews that I had. I did UMPI because of Ashkir's vivid experience. Professor Matthews made me feel stupid and I wanted to quit.

The last session I had an instructor who I really struggled with. The previous nine classes had all been smooth sailing, but with this course, every milestone got returned for resubmission, some multiple times. The feedback provided seemed vague and didn't make sense, and even after multiple e-mails would often leave me scratching my head. I felt like an idiot regardless of anything that I did and was dreading the final assessment. I found on here that others had had the same issues and had been equally frustrated. The instructor seemed like a genuinely nice person and was not trying to make me feel stupid in his interpretation of the rubric seemed to come from out in left field.  I dug in and did the best I could, though it was challenging every step of the way, and literally breathed a sigh of relief when it was completed. I ended up with an A+ but worked for every percentage point. I think some instructors are simply more nit-picky and not every communication style matches well with every student. Communication solely by text also has inherent challenges and certain things can be highly subjective. All things considered, I am amazed that there are so few instances like this. Good luck to any who are having similar issues.