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Understanding teacher my hind end!! VENT

My summer class starts tomorrow. It was supposed to start last week but the teacher sent an email (with the syllabus) out on the previous Friday saying he would not have class and it would start the 22nd. After recieving the email with the syllabus, I ordered my book of of amazon because it was 1/3 of the price it is at the book store. I thought this would give me time for the book to arrive and for me to do my homework that is due tomorrow. As of last night, the book isn't here yet. It is an english class so I asked the teacher if he could let me know what essays I needed to do my homework on and told him that my book had not arrived yet. He responded and said that there is vital information in the chapters pertaining to the homework and that he indicated that the book has been available at the school bookstore "for weeks now".
This is where I am pissed off:
1.) Weeks is plural, you let us know a WEEK ago. You're an english teacher and you should know the difference between week and weeks.
2.) I understand that their is important information in the book, hence my reason for purchasing the book in the first place. At this point, I would much rather come in with SOMETHING tomorrow, whether it be correct or not, than with nothing and take a 0 for the assignment.
3.) I appreciate you advice to buy the book at the bookstore however, why would I purchase a book for $75 when I already have it on order for $25? I don't really want to spend $100 on two copies of the exact same books.

That was all.

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Re: Understanding teacher my hind end!! VENT

  • PaigeMcCPaigeMcC member
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    edited December 2011
    Professors can be a pain in the arse.  Some of them don't understand the cost of books that students have to pay.  That being said did he give you the answer you needed?  I'd just do what I could do and go with that. 

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  • edited December 2011
    Nope. That was all he said, go buy the book at the book store. I sent a mass email to the people in my class about it so we'll see.
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  • loopy82loopy82 member
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    edited December 2011
    I'm sorry. I have had professors make us buy books for the class that we never once used or referenced. Irritating.

    Are you able to check the book out from a library?
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  • PaigeMcCPaigeMcC member
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    edited December 2011
    What a d!ck.

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  • edited December 2011
    That's ridiculous! I always tried to avoid buying books from the bookstore, I can't think of many classes where I actually opened it. I had to pay $125 for a stats book last semester that I never even opened.
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  • edited December 2011
    My college had a policy where professors HAD to give enough notice to get the books off line - otherwise it was considered a monopoly by the college bookstore.  I had a few that did what yours did anyway, but the rule helped.

    Does the library have a copy on hold?  My school always had at least one copy of each book on hold.
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  • edited December 2011
    Loopy- Someone already has it checked out..GRRR!

    Most of my classes I usually never need the book so I don't buy it until I have to. This time I happened to need it right away before the first class started, which kind of sucks. It would really help if he would at least tell me the titles of the essays so I could at least look them up. I'm not asking to scan every page of chapters 3 and 4...sheesh

    I also always buy my books online- way cheaper and I can usually get an older edition. I always double check that it's the same information and all so far have been the same except in different orders. You can't do buy back with them but I'd rather lose $15 than lose $50+ from doing buy back.
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  • edited December 2011
    I had a professor that made us buy the book she wrote then never once referenced it. Not once. That should be illegal.
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  • edited December 2011
    check out chegg.com its cheap textbook rentals
  • edited December 2011
    Will the bookstore let you return the book if you buy it?  At my college you could return a book within a week of its purcahse date in case you decided to drop a class.  I usually bought my books at the bookstore then ordered them off the internet.  That way I had a book until my copy came in the mail.
  • edited December 2011
    IT CAME TODAY!!!

    It's a smaller bookstore and I didn't feel like going downtown just for the book. I wasn't sure about their return policy and knowing my luck I would have ate it.
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