My teacher is an absolute idiot; should I drop the class?

failure622
Sat, 22 Mar 2014 20:21:49 +0000

I’d say stick with it, a B is not a bad grade. It sounds like you’re getting by okay, even if the professor is awful.

I’ve had a professor who was bad at math before (he would get about one problem wrong on the board each class), and it can be stressful to learn like that. But it sounds like you’re still learning the material okay, given that you know when he messes up.

If you don’t feel like you’re learning the material, and the class is important to your major, then it’s a problem. If you’re in that situation, either drop and retake with someone else next semester, or stick out the rest of this class and audit/sit in on another professor later.

Exams: Putting hard questions tests whether or not you’re really understanding the material. Can you apply the concepts and apply them to new problems, or just regurgitate what was taught in class? If the questions are easy, or look just like homework/example problems, it’s hard to see how much you’re really learning. Maybe you can ask your professor for old exams or practice questions to help prepare for the next one?