Embarassing for an adult child in a college classroom to make a big deal over a student not doing common grounds. Like she'll ever be in a spot light or be a famous celebrity that no one will ever care about

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Benign 2 months ago

I’m adding this to my rant because I believe it is important for students and professors to be aware of the kind of unjust and unnecessary behavior that can occur in a classroom.

While I was taking a speech class at Citrus College, there was an incident involving a big black girl named Gloria. During another student’s speech presentation, Gloria made a major issue out of the fact that he did not establish common ground with her, even though they were presenting on the same topic. She insisted that he should have mentioned her name during his speech. What could have been handled as a simple misunderstanding instead became a much bigger issue.

Unfortunately, Dr. Anson, who was once one of my favorite professors, sided with Gloria and made the other student feel as though he had done something wrong. I found the situation unfair and unnecessary, especially considering that the purpose of the classroom should be to encourage students to learn, communicate, and support one another, not to embarrass or single someone out over something so minor.

I originally posted about this experience on RateMyProfessors.com under Dr. Anson’s profile, but my review was repeatedly removed because it was considered offensive. It might have been her who removed it. My intention was not to attack anyone personally, but to bring attention to what I felt was an example of poor judgment and unfair treatment in a classroom setting.

I also remember other students having issues with Gloria’s behavior, which made me feel that this was not simply an isolated incident. In my opinion, students should be held accountable for genuinely inappropriate behavior, but professors should also be careful not to encourage or validate unnecessary conflict between students.

Immature, insensitive, and unnecessary confrontations over minor issues should not be encouraged by either students or professors.

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Anonymous 3 weeks ago

Sounds like a loser right here. Over not being mentioned in someone's speech. Pathetic.

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Who Cares 1 hour ago