Planet College Caution: Do What The Instructor Says

I once took a course, which required a series of individual in-class presentations from each student. The course outline said the first presentation should be between five to seven minutes. At the beginning of the class in which they were due the instructor said that he would be understanding if the first presentations went over time, even as much as two minutes. The presentations began and occasionally some students went over time. One or two even went to nine minutes. The instructor understood explaining that this was common for the first presentations in this course. That is until one student began her presentation and went on and on and on and on. She went well past the nine minute maximum and as the class grew more restless the instructor warned her to wrap it up soon. When she didn’t he finally stopped her at seventeen minutes. Seventeen minutes. I don’t know what grade she got for the presentation or for the course but I do know this is a blatant example of not doing what the instructor says. The course outline, the handout and the instructor had each said no more than nine minutes maximum. Yet this student persisted. Planet College often calls for basic co-operation and following instructor’s guidelines. These are usually for your benefit as well as the rest of the class. So always, read the course outline and do what the instructor says.