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- 67 OFFLINE 2 months ago 2 months ago - - - - Contact InfoApplesforEdu Reviews![]() Post On: March 15, 2013 Grade: D They don't really teach here. It's more appropriate to call the instructors "Graders." I've been disappointed with the responses and lack of responsiveness from the instructors and staff in general. I'm an A student, but my grader's responses to questions for clarification include referring me to Wikipedia and the responses are only a few sentences at most. Then instructors make excuses about why their grades may be a few weeks late ("don't have the time because of kids at home, have to go to the gym, have to take my kids to festivals, I teach 3 classes," etc.). First, they're not teaching. They grade. You're teaching if you explain concepts. You don't teach when you just log in and grade work. As a paying student, I expect thoughtful, thorough responses and timely grading. Typically, instructors log in 1-2 times week at most to make a few comments to make it seem like they are being active. One instructor did not even know her own assignments when we asked her. Apparently another teacher set up the classroom and assignments. Unbelievable! Several of us students got together to figure out assignments on our own since we got no response from the grader for almost a week. Complete book chapters weren't properly provided so that we could do assignments either. Otherwise, the online technology is good and the tuition cost is low. It really concerns me when students make more of an effort than the instructors. Instructors also do not follow the school's own citation and plagiarism policy. They will copy and paste from books, online resources and even students' work and not even cite! They should be role models! Instructors have also taken points of here and there for no reason that they can't even remember or justify! Be sure to double-check your grades and ask about points taken off randomly. I dropped several courses because the instructor barely participated the first week of classes. However, since I am almost done with my degree, I will stick it out. I wished the school would monitor these instructors more closely because most of them seem to only take the job so that they can have an easy job and work from home. Too bad because this school has the potential to be better. Forum
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