Racist Professor
Y’all don’t understand how embarrassed and humiliated I felt during today’s exam.
I was literally the only student who failed, and not because I didn’t study. I worked hard for this exam. Before it started, I told the professor that I’m a foreign student and politely asked if she could phrase the questions more simply if possible. She ignored my request.Instead, she asked me questions that weren’t even part of the syllabus. When I struggled to explain myself in her language, she accused me of not studying. I then asked whether I could take the exam in English, and she responded by implying that my English was probably bad too. She asked me a question in English, and when I didn’t answer, she used that as proof. What she ignored is that I didn’t stay silent because I didn’t know English. I stayed silent because the question itself wasn’t part of what we were supposed to study. Even a nice student noticed the unfairness and pointed out but the professor simply refused to help me out.
If I had chosen to take the exam in English, I probably would have achieved a higher grade. However, I wanted to challenge myself and integrate into the local language and society..
Anyway, I argued with her in english to prove I’m not that dumb as she thinks I am
What hurt even more was seeing her ask other students much simpler questions, questions that I actually knew the answers to. She even told the class that anyone who knew an answer could raise their hand, but when I did, she ignored me. I’ve never experienced anything like this before. I’m a hardworking student, and I’ve been praised by professors for my dedication. I’ve even passed exams with extremely demanding teachers, including an Oxford teacher known for being exceptionally strict. So being told that I didn’t study really hurt.
After the exam, I emailed her asking whether I could take a written exam instead since I’m anxious during speaking exams. Now I’m waiting for her response. i can accept failing when I genuinely haven’t prepared. What I cannot accept is being judged unfairly and made to feel humiliated after putting in so much effort and losing sleep just for an exam
Btw I don’t usually use subs for exams but these days I did and I won’t blame myself or the subs for the professor’s behaviour. IWIIGI’s subs always works in my favour so definitely not her fault!
What a good day to be the only one failing :)