College students are considered adults capable of making decisions that serve their best interests. They’re expected to take care of themselves and actively pursue excellence in their chosen field of study. After all, who pays ridiculous sums of money just to watch it go to waste? And unlike the lower education level, where teachers may […]

We all know professors and educational institutions in general dislike students cheating. From plagiarism checkers to remote and in-person proctoring, institutions institute measures to identify cheating and any attempts to cheat. But while this has become the norm, students sometimes wonder why professors care whether their students cheat. After all, passing a course by cheating

Is it too late for your grade to be changed? Two years after you’ve finished a professor’s course may seem too long for them to change your grade. The truth is that except in cases where the scripts may no longer be available for remarking purposes, there’s no time limit on changing a grade. Professors

Facebook and other social media platforms have become a part of our day-to-day lives. It’s easy to find a friend request from an old friend or colleague through these platforms. So, it’s understandable that a student may come across their teacher’s profile on Facebook. In a perfect world, the student could simply send a friend

If you’re wondering whether teachers on Canvas can see when you download files, you’re not alone. Maybe your teacher mandated the class to read a file they had attached on Canvas which you may have neglected to do so. Or maybe you simply downloaded a file on Canvas you weren’t supposed to. Will the teacher

Romantic relationships between teachers and students are forbidden by most schools including tertiary institutions. But that doesn’t stop teachers from crushing on students or students from crushing on teachers. In the case of teachers, they may do a better job of hiding this from their students. If you’re a student on the other hand and

We’ve all been there at some point in our academic journey. For one reason or another, we couldn’t deliver our assignment on time, and the teacher refuses to accept the late submission. But do teachers refuse late submissions because the school prohibits them from doing so or it’s simply their own preference? Is there a

We’ve all been to classes or at the very least received instruction from teachers. They seem confident about the subject they’re teaching, and they’re able to answer most questions students throw at them. At a younger age, some of us even believe our teachers know everything and we idolize them. So, it can be surprising

When you think of teaching, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? At the lower education level, all you can imagine is a caring female teacher. On the other hand, you can only think of a bearded man, in the case of tertiary institutions teachers. With this, you might think there’s an equal number