Know-it-all Professor

[Spritenurse1210]

I've decided to take a detour on my path to becoming an RN and going for an AA in Pharmacy Technology (the RN Diploma school I want to go to in Ohio offers automatic admission for anyone who is an LPN or holds an AA degree in any discipline). I currently am taking English and Strategies for success and the guy who teaches it thinks he knows everything there is to know about everything. He teaches Anatomy and Physiology, Medical Terminology, Microbiology and is currently holds a laundry list of degrees. Too bad he doesn't know much about any of these subjects, and actually told the class i am in (yes this is english class we're talking about!) that hemoglobin is toxic to the body when it is outside the red blood cells, and that the major cause of paralysis in most people when they experience a traumatic injury to the spinal cord is the outleaking of hemoglobin into the spinal cord. Gee, could it be because the spinal cord was cut? This guy is a total jerk, and always trys to challenge my knowllege of medicine and anatomy because he wants to see what i know and is quick to tell me that I'm wrong about everything.....never mind the fact i spend the last 2 years studying the subject. GAHHHH the things we have to put up with to achieve in life. :angryfire:angryfire

[BradleyRN]

If you REALLY had so much knowledge, you would not be taking basic classes like A&P and English! It is waisting everyone else's time to sit there and argue with the teacher about everything!

As you cast stones, perhaps you could use the knowledge gained from these "basic classes" to avoid using homophones in your root words. The OP is not taking A&P. She is taking English. The time the teacher wastes babbling about A&P is on him, not her.:)

[BradleyRN]

You are wrong about the quotation on your signature.

"What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight-it's the size of the fight in the dog"

-Eisenhower

"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size

of the fight in the dog"

-Twain

Eisenhower should have given credit to Twain, but the OP's signature is an exact quote of Eisenhower, not Twain.

[Bortaz, MSN, RN]

I'll trade my know-nothing-at-all professors for your know-it-all professors.

[Medic2RN, BSN, RN, EMT-P]

This guy is a total jerk, and always trys to challenge my knowllege of medicine and anatomy because he wants to see what i know and is quick to tell me that I'm wrong about everything.....

To the OP, perhaps this is the real reason for your frustration?? Why would your English professor question you about medical knowledge?

Two possibilities could be either he is a jerk for embarassing you in front of fellow students during class in subjects not being directly studied OR you are acting in such a way to set yourself up for that type of behavior from your instructor.

Maybe take an honest look at your attitude and behavior and determine if it is the cause of responses you get from people.

[L&DWannabe]

As you cast stones, perhaps you could use the knowledge gained from these "basic classes" to avoid using homophones in your root words. The OP is not taking A&P. She is taking English. The time the teacher wastes babbling about A&P is on him, not her.:)

What are you talking about? I've already taken those classes. And I enjoyed them as well as my teacher. Am I claiming to be the know-it-all? No. And...homophones? It sounds like know-it-all's watch out for each other. I'm sure you would be perfectly happy sitting next to OP in class.

[Magsulfate, BSN, RN]

ummmm what is a homophone?

[Bortaz, MSN, RN]

Here hear, waste waist.

[CalicoKitty, BSN, MSN, RN]

ummmm what is a homophone?

It's a word that sounds the same as another word (as BortaZinTx pointed out), but is spelled differently. And was alluded to in BradleyRN's post where the word "wastes" was used as reference to the OP's "waisting". Spelling and grammar mistakes can be petty, but the OP is discussing being in an English class.

Overall, I think I agree with some of the posters. You're in a class to learn, not to fight with the teacher. If her teacher is "quick to tell me that I'm wrong about everything", chances are she's starting the fight first (she won't be wrong if she doesn't say something first). Maybe she should write down questions during the class, try to look up answers in the book, then ask the questions the next day if she still doesn't know. But, from what I've heard about school (especially nursing school), is that teachers don't appreciate being confronted (especially regularly).

[BradleyRN]

It sounds like know-it-all's watch out for each other. I'm sure you would be perfectly happy sitting next to OP in class.

Since you gathered from her post that she was taking A&P, maybe i would rather sit by you. Then, if i have a question, you can give me the wrong answer. :) (kidding)

[loriangel14, RN]

It is a word that sounds the same but is spelled differently and means some thing different. One of the previous posters used " waisting" instead of " wasting".

[Magsulfate, BSN, RN]

AHHHH, thank you guys! I must have slept through that part of English class.

[Spritenurse1210, BSN, RN]

I was talking about an English class. I keep my mouth shut in class, unless he asked me a direct question first. I usually go to his class after working my shift (11p-7a) and since I don't have enough time to go home before class starts, I come in my scrubs. Once he found out I was a nurse (I forgot to take my ID off due to running late) the first day of class, he made it a point to tell the class he has a very low respect for nurses, and believes they " over-glorified pill passers, and doctor's handmaidens." He also said that no self-respecting man would consider a "woman's profession" and spent 2 out of the 3 hours of class talking about this. I posted the OP because I was sick of the daily embarrassment due to the daily quizzes on A&P and different medical topics.

p.s. Thanks for the information about the toxic effect of blood in the tissue, that was very informative.