In which Jessica rants about respect and lack thereof

This is the second time I'm going to rant about this, because it's legitimately upsetting me.

If I give you respect, I expect that in return.

Is that weird? Because I figured that was how everyone operated in life. So, why am I finding out that more and more people that I know or have to deal with aren't reciprocating respect? Am I not worthy of being respected? Because I'm easy going, do I just automatically get taken for granted? Because I'm a student, does that mean I'm below you as a person?

How about if I just start disrespecting everyone by saying what I really think and feel? Can I demand respect once I start doing that and will I actually get any from doing that?

Apparently it must work, because I've had to deal with many teachers who operate this way.

I am so sick and tired of teachers demanding respect when they won't even respect me as a person, let alone a student who is trying to get a decent education, so I won't kill anybody in a hospital setting.

I'm sorry. Where was I disrespecting you to get such a smarmy e-mail, saying "I would have thought that you had ________ already?"

No. Not all of us have laptops we can carry into class to take notes off of and not all of us are seers who have the foresight of thinking, "Hm. The exam is on Monday. I bet the teacher will take down all the powerpoints on Friday just to fuck with us."

I've attended every single class and sat in the absolute front row - what more does this woman want? I take notes from her lecture and then go home and compare them to the powerpoints so I know what to focus on, rather than wasting more computer paper and ink by printing for her class.

I'm sorry I don't save powerpoints to my computer, because I've never had a teacher decide to remove powerpoints THE WEEKEND BEFORE A FINAL.

Just what the fuck.

Do not bitch about the "lack of respect" given to you, when you act like a shitty human being to someone who just asked a question, with no hints of anger, with correct titles for you, correct grammar, and even ended the message with a thank you.

I'm so sick of it. This teacher is so lucky her "teacher evaluation" forms are already sent in, because if they weren't, I'd give her hell to pay with the comments I'd leave.

I can understand being unprofessional if someone is unprofessional to you first, but there's no excuse for this behavior when I did nothing to deserve it.