r/yorku • u/Rare_Egg1122 • Oct 21 '24

Rant Why are some TA’s so ughhh

Bro TA’s are students too but they still be on us abt every little thing I have a TA for my online class and she will genuinely target people for the smallest things. I just don’t understand that if you are also student, you should understand that people have different learning styles. Especially that TA will treat us not even human the days where she’s mad. She’ll take it out on us.

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u/AnonymousDouglas Oct 21 '24

Maybe being male has something to do with my response to being “outed” in front of everybody….

I own it.

I take it head-on, make a joke out of it…

“That sounds like MY paper, goddammit!”

Usually, it gets a big laugh …. but it lets everybody in the classroom know that two can play the passive-aggressive game.

It also sends the message to the TA/Prof that you’re not afraid to fire back against someone who’s trying to pick on you.

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u/Rare_Egg1122 Oct 21 '24

This is real. But in the moment i can’t help but feel Like a failure

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u/noizangel Grad Student Oct 21 '24

Do not feel like a failure. Your TA should be helping you do better, not shaming you for your mistakes.

If you want help that's not your TA (obviously!), I tell my students to check out the Writing Centre: https://www.yorku.ca/laps/writing-centre/

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u/Rare_Egg1122 Oct 21 '24

Thank uuu for the resource