What can I do about this college professor who scares me?

[Anonymous]

She is a clinical instructor and very tough. Although I can see why she’s tough, because she cares about the patients. She plays favouritism and will kiss this one students ass. She will compliment and use her as good example and then continue to use the other 4 (there are five students in her group) as bad examples. This is not a single time, it is EVERY single time, she will only talk respectfully to this one student and treat the rest like peasants. All because this student is pretty and smart but we don’t deserve to be treated like this. I think this “golden student” has told the instructor that she doesn’t want to partner up with me because I’m dumb, so now the clinical instructor hates me even more. She keeps critiquing me and everyday I can’t sleep and stress over it. She gives us a ton of work every week.

[exitseven]

Everyone that goes to college will encounter at least one of these. I know it can suck at times. I took a course in Discrete Mathematics. It was taught by the chairman of the math department. His exams were a nightmare. You would bring 5 or 6 sharpened pencils to the class. You would use up 3 or 4 or 5 blue books. Nobody ever finished the exams during the 3 hour class period. He would walk around the room and snatch the pencil out of your hand and tell you that you were done. After I finished the final I went to the bathroom before I went home. There was a grown man in there in tears because he didn't do well on it. It was the only "C" I got. However if you went to see this guy during officehours he would stay until you understood what he was trying to teach. It was over 20 years ago but I can still work with matrices, figure out lottery odds and predict the weather.
So I guess my advice would be is to take advantage of this professor and show up during office hours and try to learn the material. Do not pay attention to what other students are doing.

[Asker]

Dam, he sounds hectic. It's like i'm scared to talk to her because she will tell us to figure it out ourselves or make me more nervous and then I screw up even more

[exitseven]

okay- deep breath. believe it or not, professors really want you to do well. She will not bite you, I know that she is intimidating but she is really on your side. Embrace this course, do not hide from it. You can do this.

[Asker]

Thank you, she stated that at this rate she has no choice but to fail a couple of people and she makes eye contact with me and this other girl

[exitseven]

Running away from this is not the answer. Figure out what you are having trouble with and get some help.

[Asker]

Hmm thats very true and plus i'll have to pay 1000$ again. But every night I just feel miserable and I am a slow learner and forgetful

[exitseven]

No defeatist attitudes are allowed. You are not a slow learner.

[Asker]

Lol thank you, sometimes she says one thing and then next week she will say that were doing it wrong when she told us to do it like that the previous class. But when her favourite student does it, she doesn't critique her and says were wrong

[exitseven]

I know it sucks, just deal with it. Someday you may have a boss like that you will have to deal with. This is good practice.

[exitseven]

Thanks for the MHO

[blended_ninja]

She sees the potential in the one and gas most likely deemed that student most likely to succeed. I was always that student in anything I did. I do the same thing when I help train people for martial arts. I don't help the people who have limited potential, but I always help the people who show that they can be better than they're people.

[Asker]

She makes us all feel like we want to die and useless

[blended_ninja]

You'll probably have to prove you're worth more by being better than her favorite.

[ArrowheadSW]

She sounds like a bad clinical instructor. Is this in the field of nursing?

[Asker]

Yes I don't know if I should drop I’ll see how things are for like two more weeks

[boggboss]

Don't sound like there is much u can do to fix this if she already has bad reviews

[Asker]

Yeah, I am honestly lost 😞

[Anonymous]

Stick it out, she won't be your instructor for too much longer, right?

[Asker]

She has a lot of bad reviews and from the way she talks to me I feel like I am going to fail although I’m really trying

[Opinion Owner]

Can you drop the class?

[Asker]

Hmm I sent an email to the coordinator to try to figure it out. I’ll have to pay $1000 next semester if I drop it 😞.

[Opinion Owner]

Well, good luck.