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How do I recover from an
instructor who predicted failure?
Q. I enrolled in a college course as
a working adult and on the first night, the instructor growled,
"This course is tough; half of you will not make it! Look
around; most of you will flunk out by mid-term!"
I was so
intimidated I dropped the course. Any advice?
A. Your instructor needs to stop
watching old war movies, and switch to decaf coffee!
You had an
unfortunate experience. If this event didn't happen very long
ago, let the dean of the school know about it.
You need to reinforce
your self-confidence and remember that ordinary, average people
do make it through college, hard courses and all. If you can find
a different instructor for this course, you might talk to him or
her before you enroll to reduce your anxiety.
Most instructors
want students to succeed to the maximum of their abilities.
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