Anyone Have Professors That Do This?

I would say something about it. Less than 48 hours is not sufficient notice for 500 words. If you didn't have any responsibilities other than this class, it might be do-able. But almost everybody has a job, or a family, or other classes that make demands on their time.
Sounds like your prof is a procrastinator, and you will suffer for it.

I would ask about it, but it is doable!!

I took English Comp in a 3 week course. (Wintermester) It was 1 1/2 weeks, then a 2 week Christmas break, then the other 1 1/2 weeks to finish the class. However, we were not given any information on topics during the break.

Most of our five 500-700 word essays were due in two days, but some were due the next day!!!!!! I made an A+ on all but 4 of the essays, and all of them were read in class by the instructor. The last paper was a research/argumentative, in which I made an A on that one. I think we had 3 days for that paper, but one day was at the library for research and to turn in our research/argumentative topic. (This one had to be at least 800 words. ??)

I realize for some writing papers isn't extremely easy, but I just wanted to let you know it can be done. (Just plan for some sleepless nights....lol) Luckily, after I planned out what I wanted to write, the words just flowed. Maybe they will for you too!

I have 2 of my papers online on my website, if anyone wants to read them..."Scars of a Birth Defect" and "Discarded and Disgraced".

The other three were boring. lol

If asking your instructor doesn't change anything, take it in stride, and just do your best!!!

YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!
Good luck!!!!

That's dreadful. What about people who work for a living. It would be my luck I'd be working 12 hour shifts those days. People need time to plan and fit these kind of things in.

My instructors post things in plenty of time, but they take their sweet time grading them.

Good luck.

Maybe you can write a 500 word essay on how irresponsible it is to post assignments at the last minute. You can title it, "The cons of procrastination-a student's guide on struggling through English class".

Being a procrastinator myself, it wouldn't have ever helped me any if he had told you at the end of your last class what the topic was. I would still sit down to write the essay at around 2 pm on Thursday. I have always done my best work under pressure.

LOL!

ALL of my profs are doing it!

My program seems to depend very heavily on the online bulletin boards, which allows profs to not be prepared one class in advance, as they can always post the reading assignments later. Last night at 1 a.m., a TA posted 3 chapters of reading FOR TOMORROW. I went online at 6 and 10 pm, looking for the reading assignments, as last night was when I had time to read. NOTHING. I get up this morning, and there's the assignment!

I was just discussing the problems with having an online component. It is great that we can now get handouts online if we lose them/miss class, but it can also allow both teachers and students to get lazy.

I think it's an inherent problem with the system...people are lazy, and the more tools you give them, the more they will use them to procrastinate!

Having said that.........I guess I should be reading right now, instead of surfing....

LOL!!