why would a professor.....?
916867
either A. he found out something about you he didnt like, like past grades or what not... or B. his wife said hell no you arnt letting a blonde girl intern with you. or C. he just wanted to do you and then decided maybe he better not put himself in that situation. ♥  its ok, ive discovered everything happens for a reason. maybe now you will get a much better offer somewhere.
65803
Consider asking these questions to some of the professors I know: http://www.sfsu.edu/~aas
956486
1.  It's quite common for professors not to return exams.  I've taken courses at 3 different schools, from community college to graduate school, and I've had professors do this at all 3 institutions.  It's also the policy for the courses I teach.  \n\n2.  As the other responses have mentioned, it's done largely because professors will either use the same exam, or similar exams, in different quarters.  Thus, if the exams are readily available, it inflates students' grades in subsequent semesters rather than giving an accurate measure of their progress in the course.  All the professors (and myself as a TA) who have done this do make the exams available for students who wish to see them by coming into their office and discussing the scores.\n\n3.  While storage space is nice, keeping the exams has the added benefit of protecting both the professor and the student.  If the student challenges their grade, the professor will have the exams handy to check for possible errors.  If the student has the test and loses it, then it simply becomes a matter of he-said, she-said thus creating much hassle for both.  As for boosting marks, that does nothing to increase the reputation of the university, and probably in fact would diminish that reputation.  Think about it:  if all the students get excellent grades because old exams are readily available for them to copy, that doesn't say much about the abilities of the students, except perhaps that they need to be spoon-fed in order to succeed.
513641
No, no, no, absolutely not. Professors should be unbiased. \n\nHiring educators for their point-of-views is moronic.
619924
Not enough information to give a good response.  If you described the situation we might be able to better understand where the problem is - is it with the teacher, or is it with you?
101472
professors are too lazy to make new exams\n  (or not paid enough)\nstudents are too lazy to learn the material\n  (and they have no other excuse)\ngovernment too lazy to intervene\n (or too busy with other matters)
1025108
Did you go in and actually observe the class, or are you going on things other people or maybe the students have said? It is possible that the school doesn't place a lot of importance on the computer class, so the teacher doesn't either. The best thing to do is let it go. Is anybody permanently damaged by this? Probably not, and if you keep trying, you will just look like a troublemaker.
752556
If you thank her in person that's all that is necessary or that she probably expected.  She seems like a nice teacher, enjoy her class.   There are lots of teachers out there who are bitter and lifeless and probably should have retired long ago, consider yourself lucky to have found a good one.
709647
Hm... well, I have a teacher that I really don't like at all right now.  But yeah, you should like reword your question and use correct grammar.  It would probably help you to get more responses to your questions.  Just a friendly suggestion!  :)
1008311
It isn't mine but a former friend of mine (which makes this all the more funnier) is a bit on the heavy side and she was attending her first day of class and she thought the teacher was calling her to the front of the class (she was checking out some guy and not paying attention, he was actually just calling role) and she went to stand up to go to him and when she did the desk went with her (around her waist) and she couldn't get it off for a while. The whole class was so confused and they did their best to try and help her but she kept fidgeting.
551375
As far as I understand professors may teach at colleges but not being taught at them. If they are taught then they are taught at some further education courses at some Universities.
1031866
You can get example from my history teacher. He tried to joke us and says funny things about us. He always talk interesting stories about the ancient world during the lessons. And he uses a mindmap to explain the lessons better. When the class become noisy, he usually makes us quiet. Sometimes he shouted or give us a break. My class is really obedient, he would only give us permission to move around but not too much noise.Try your lessons to be active and funny and interesting. Just because he is a good teacher, we still haven't forgotten him. But don't let your class to take this oppotunity to get noisy. One thing is my teacher never scolds people without a valid reason. Instead, he tried to joke so that the class is more active and more attentive and enjoy the lesson.\n\nTry this way. Wish you all the best and good luck.
929185
give the professor exactly what they ask for...  don't be afraid to ask questions to make sure you know what they want
831516
I think the prof is trying to keep you from monopolizing class time.  Did it ever occur to you that the other students in the class aren't interested in watching videos and reading articles that you select?  If you really want to promote your ideas, write a big note on the chalk board saying that you'd like to organize a class discussion group where people can discuss the issues further.  Then, if the discussion group is interested, they can watch the videos and read the articles that you think are important (and you have to reciprocate).  Your prof might even decide to come along.  However, I'm sure your prof and the other students would prefer to use class time to address the issues that will appear on the final exam and that the course was designed to teach.
936590
I am an actual professor, and unless the student has a history of slacking and then trying to suck up, I don't assume that their intent is bad.  Anything specific you can say would help ("I never thought I would find Victorian literature interesting, but your lecture on Joseph Conrad's work made me so curious that I bought Heart of Darkness to read over vacation.")  That shows that you actually listened to what she said in class.  Most people get far too little thanks for the work that they do, and I'm sure that your professor will appreciate anything you might say.
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The lecturers say:\n\n1.  Lecturers have been poorly paid for years\n2.  If you don't pay lecturers well you won't get good lecturers\n3.  Therefore give lecturers more pay.\n\nThis is illogical.  If 1 and 2 are true, then there are no good lecturers.  Therefore, if you give lecturers more pay, you simply get higher paid bad lecturers!\n\nBut being bad lecturers, they haven't realised this yet.
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Anything the professor doesn't want to do.