I just started my program, and I've already ****** off my a&p teacher. I just finished my prereq's, so the info is still fresh in my mind. We were discussing cell division, and the teacher made an error. I should have just kept my big mouth shut, but I had to point it out to her. She had me wait after class, to tell me that she is the teacher, not me, and she won't steer us wrong. (Not too sure about that...)
I didn't want to push it, so I apologized for correcting her in front of the class.
She also made a couple other serious errors during the day, but no one said anything - we all just sat there stunned.
A group of us went in after lunch to talk to the School Director, but I'm not sure what (if anything) she is going to do.
Toward the end of the day, I turned around to look at the clock - and the instructor wanted to know what I was doing - (?). I guess I'm not allowed to turn around in class...
I have 12 weeks of this module, and I'm not sure how to handle it. Any suggestions would be appreciated...
Thanks everyone for all your comments. As far as what she said incorrectly was that in mitosis the cell divides and the daughter cells have twice the number of chromosomes as the original cell. (Not an exact duplicate)...
Some people were writing that down, and I just felt that as new students we should try to learn the material correctly.
I agree that I probably should have let it go. I'm doing that now. Just reading from the text during lectures, and ignoring all of her incorrect information.
I guess I'm a little sad that she isn't really knowledgable enough to be teaching this class.
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I'm sure that was not because she really believed daughter cells had twice the number of chromosomes, so very likely it was a "brain fart" and not that your information was more current because of the prereqs. She may have realized it herself at some point during the lecture, and if she didn't -- you could bring it up after class in a semi-humorous way, like "did you really mean to say xyz?"
Most likely she would've viewed you favorably for bringing the brain fart to her attention and allowing her to correct it without appearing to humiliate her but hey live and learn, don't worry about it and no she does not hate you!!!
The school process can be bumpy and there are all sorts of personalities! Very rarely is it personal. Good luck to you!
Not only will the instructor be annoyed by you...so will your classmates.
I'm going to point something out to you, please don't be offended that isn't my intention but do think about what I'm going to say....
Chances are you weren't the ONLY person to catch her error(s)...and while you decided it was smart to point it out....the REALLY smart ones were the ones who DIDN'T. That doens't mean they didn't realize the info was flawed. Sometimes it's better to fly under the radar and let the experts handle things the way they choose...even if it was a true error, not a slip of the tongue or brain fart... because if you continue to annoy them your going to end up isolating yourself. No one wants to be associated w/ THAT girl...so it really is in your best interest to approach your instructor Monday after class w/ a sincere apology and a "it won't happen again". Just to let her know you realize your mistake and really thought about how it made her feel being in front of a class of students and being corrected like that... Then move on. Don't discuss it, publicly or privately...let it go entirely. Walk in everyday w/ a smile, say hello to your classmates, be positive even when it's easier to be negative and don't hang out w/ people who are problem children (U know what I mean). Your going to need to recreate a better impression of who you really are now.
BTW... "I was just stretching my neck/back" works well when checking the clock in the back of the room....but wearing a watch is smarter!
EJM99 - thanks for your post. I am a very upbeat happy person, and I DO walk in every day with a positive attitude and a smile.
I get along well with all of my classmates (we actually have a great group of students).
An update - the school decided to make a change, and that teacher is no longer teaching my class. We have a new instructor who, I'm happy to say, is very knowledgable, and has a great teaching style. The entire class is thrilled...
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Thanks everyone for all your comments. As far as what she said incorrectly was that in mitosis the cell divides and the daughter cells have twice the number of chromosomes as the original cell. (Not an exact duplicate)...
Some people were writing that down, and I just felt that as new students we should try to learn the material correctly.
I agree that I probably should have let it go. I'm doing that now. Just reading from the text during lectures, and ignoring all of her incorrect information.
I guess I'm a little sad that she isn't really knowledgable enough to be teaching this class.