Big problem in my class. I've heard it was common in nursing school: Nursing students hating their classmates. Why? I don't get it. We just started 6 weeks ago and already there are cliques, name calling, and downright childish behavior. In my school, all of the classrooms are divided into 2 sections (desks on each side of the room with a row in the middle you walk down). It's not meant to mean anything, just how the rooms are. Well, it seems each "side" is against eachother! It's so annoying. It's gotten so bad the dean is involved now. People are making fun of others' HAIR at this point on a daily basis for God's sake!!! I have 2 students constantly competing with me (like I care, I am there to learn! I am not throwing $23K out the window!) It is so aggravating, I am needing to move my seat soon because 2 of the most distracting students sit behind me. One other student moved away from them, and now they throw paper balls at him all the time for moving and mock him for "hating them". We are all adults! We are all there to learn, we want this (or, most of us do!) I am sick of the complaining of how it is "so hard" (yes, it can be, but that's the beast nursing school is so suck it up already!) One student is always talking down to everyone/everything (F this, F that, I am not F'ing doing this/that, etc.) I can't wait until next semester when most of them are gone. They are failing anyway so I don't think they'll be around. I cant wait for the net 6 weeks to be over! :angryfire
My class isn't as bad as yours, but there is a fair share of eye rolling, competition and such. There's one little group who are very disruptive and seem to think we're still in high school, what with all the talking, complaining, and failing. I keep wondering when the teacher is going to kick them out, but maybe she's giving them enough rope to hang themselves! I hope so...
I can definitely relate to the OP, except for the ball throwing thing:yawn:. We have people in my class who listen to everything we say when we are venting about the faculty and staff and then go snitch, we have cheaters, back stabber's, people being very confrontational to people at clinical sites, just a mess. But yet and still, its just like any other path in college, just gotta hurry up and get thru!!!
NamasteNurse, BSN, RN
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My class isn't as bad as yours, but there is a fair share of eye rolling, competition and such. There's one little group who are very disruptive and seem to think we're still in high school, what with all the talking, complaining, and failing. I keep wondering when the teacher is going to kick them out, but maybe she's giving them enough rope to hang themselves! I hope so...
until then, peace.