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mbbored:
As a grad student, my studies are my work, so I thought I'd post this in the Work folder.

Right now, we're winding up the academic term, and I have a number of class projects and a final exam to prepare for. In addition, I'm trying to meet a deadline for my own research. It happened that this term all my projects are due on the day of my final. I sat down 2 weeks ago, and made a schedule in order to finish my class projects before the exam, so I can put more energy into studying for that.

Today is the last day of class and 5 days before what I think of as the Day of Doom. For my first project, my goal is to have it finished by the end of the day today, with it currently about 75% done. During class, the professor went around and talked to all of us about our progress on our projects. Most students are just starting today, so he was impressed by how much I've done already. Then he said while I had an A project, since I'm so far along, I have plenty of time to do "more." I explained to him that I was trying to finish today and why.

Professor: So, you're trying to hurry through this project?
Me: No, sir. I've put a lot of hours into this, and am trying to find a balance for all my projects.
Professor: But you're trying to get through this quickly.
Me: I did set my own deadline for earlier, since I already had the project description and the information necessary. But I promise you, I'm not hurrying, I just started earlier.
Professor: Well, like I said, your projects fulfills all the requirements, but you have time to make it even better.

So, EHellions, am I being rude to want to finish a project 5 days early? And am I potentially keeping myself out of a good grade if I do hand it in early, even if I met all the parts of the project description?

jedikaiti:
You're fine, he just thinks the world revolves around his class.

Ignore him.

SoCalVal:
I would tell him what you told us -- you have so much time remaining for multiple projects so the time left after finishing this one is for the other projects so you really do not have extra time to complete the project.  Also, no, it is not rude to have your project completed ahead of time.

I'd also be inclined to go to the dean if my instructor downgraded me for not using my time allotted for other projects to improve upon a project that satisfies the requirements.  Your instructor does not get to dictate how you spend the time you have remaining to get the rest of your work done (essentially, to me, he's telling you to sacrifice the quality and completion of your other projects to improve upon this one).

MyFamily:
Not rude, at all, but your professor has an ego and if he thinks you think his project is not important so you can rush through it, he can take it out on your grade; so finish the projects on your schedule but turn them in on the day that they are due and not early.

Piratelvr1121:

--- Quote from: jedikaiti on June 08, 2012, 03:03:37 PM ---You're fine, he just thinks the world revolves around his class.

Ignore him.

--- End quote ---

I had teachers like this who seemed to think that either you didn't get work from any other teachers or that your priority should be on the work they gave you.

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