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I first wish to say that I am aware that if anyone reads this, which in itself is doubtful, that it will not be taken into account. I understand that options are limited and since nothing has been done about Dr. Kacer yet, nothing will be done in the future. However, when given the chance to speak my mind, I will do so; I do not care if anyone listens, just as long as someone hears.
Dr. Kacer needs to be forced to resign. I will not sugar coat the issue at all. She does not belong in a classroom of any kind. The fact that, before my time, there were high school students taught by Dr. Kacer in some obscure high school classroom is appalling. Now she finds herself teaching in a college environment; this is even more stomach churning. She is informing young (not too young; an overall average of about 24-25 years old) minds on how to teach when she herself follows no dogma of teaching, morality, or content at all. She is a rude, condescending, discourteous, unappreciative, prejudiced, arrogant, uncooperative, unknowledgeable, and abusive (mentally, psychologically, physically, emotionally) person. Granted, I most likely will not come out of this class as a lesser person. However, I will go into my next classes with little or no previous knowledge of that which Dr. Kacer should’ve spent time teaching me.
My ill feelings toward Dr. Kacer have naught to do, by the way, with the amount of work in the class. The work was difficult and abundant, yet still attainable. The assignments, when left to my own devising, were not overly unreachable. When Dr. Kacer would explain them, however, she confused the entire class. She would change the titles of certain assignments, not explain her changes, and continue on with her “lesson.†When a student asks a question, she ignores them. When another student asks the same question, she will scold them about raising their hand (because we are after all, college students and not to be treated like humans engaged in a discussion) and continue, still not answering the question because she does not know the answer. Finally the class takes over, demanding that the question be answered. She makes something up angrily, declares we have too many things to do to waste our time, and continues, leaving us frustrated and confused.
She is a fan of favoritism as well. She will pick who she likes in the class, and treat them with favor, courtesy, and with overall humane respect. The rest of us get the opposite treatment and are regarded as “poor dumb so and so†and be told that we will end up “in a home†within a few years. Most likely the person(s) she picks for her favorite will be a female. This is just a fact of Dr. Kacer: she prefers females to the rest. I do not know why, and I do not have specific examples. I just have noticed her sexist tendencies and wish it to stop.
The fact that Dr. Kacer is a doctor at all is the only encouraging factor of this class; it gives me hope that one day I can receive my doctorate and restore the respect that the distinction once held. I know now that you need not be a decent person, talented teacher, or even fair human being to receive a doctorate. You need only a good topic and a decent dissertation. Also, I have lost respect for the theory of tenure. After as many poor evaluations as I know Dr. Kacer has received, one would think that the issue would be dealt with. However, influence and age triumphs over ability and respect. I will hesitate to say that Dr. Kacer is the worst teacher of my experience for as long as Dr. Kacer hesitates to call someone stupid…no hesitation in the least.
Thank you.
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