Locked Out

It kind of annoys me when teachers lock doors before classes start. I mean I get it, they don't want people coming in late and disrupting their class. I can see how that part would easily get annoying. I'd be a little insulted if my students never showed up on time. But on the other side of the coin it's not like students don't get charged for coming late. 'Late work not accepted' is an easy way to combat that. Just have stuff due at the beginning and don't take it late. And it's not like professors are grading machines, professors work with students all the time and I'd like to think it's easy to know who needs a break and who doesn't care about your class.

Exhibit A: I got locked out of my class today. Suffice to say, I'm ignored at the door. I miss a grade that was due at the beginning, I get counted 'absent' and arbitrarily lose more points, but ultimately I miss the lecture/discussion that I read up for and was actually looking forward to. This isn't a class I took because I'm trying to make a grade and graduate, it's actually the one that I was most excited about taking! And I'm hoping it applies toward a job! (Would I be overloading my hours otherwise? No. I'm lazy.) Of course after three days of it all I've gotten is bad juju. (._. ) * disappointments*

Locking the door, I can see why you'd do it, and professors are allowed to make up their classes however they want... but it still feels so... juvenile. Kind of like how showing to class late is juvenile? Yes. I'd say it's just about exactly that bad.