Sunday, January 29, 2006

Whiny people annoy me

Don't publicly complain in the student lounge about how it took you 20-30 hours to complete assignments that did not count at all toward your final grade. If they aren't counted as part of the final grade, why spend 20-30 hours completing them? Why not do the amount of work required to get that 65% that you need in order to qualify to write the 100% weighted final exam, and call it a day? Honestly, spending 20-30 hours on the assignments seems like poor time management more than anything else.

And don't publicly complain in the student lounge about how unprofessional you think the organization is. Everyone can read those posts, and the higher-ups in the organization that will eventually be awarding you your designation may not take kindly to your insults and incessant whining. Not to mention that you are posting your comments about your PACE Level courses in the student lounge of a Level 1 course, and your gripes are intimidating students who are just starting out in the program. Let it go.

And don't presume to gripe about things of which you know little. If it's only your second course in the program, don't say "The vast majority of the courses are just like this one". There are roughly 20 required courses in this program of study! And there are some additional courses in the PACE Level, as there are different streams and options that can be taken. If you only have experience with 2 courses, I don't really think you're qualified to make such a broad statement.

And lastly, have some patience with an organization who is attempting to improve its method of distance delivery. This is the first year the organization has been on this new system, and some growing pains are bound to occur. Accept any minor inconveniences as part of life and move on.

It's not that bad!!

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