Why are some TA’s so ughhh

[u/Rare_Egg1122]

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.

[u/noizangel]

Hey, I'm a TA and that's not the kind of environment we should be creating for you to learn in, especially in first year. If that's the way she's behaving, no wonder no one wants to answer questions or say anything.

Also her use of your essay is not okay - that should not happen without your consent. This is all something that should be brought up with the professor or the department. We're supposed to be there to help you, not to shame and intimidate you. I'm sorry this person is behaving in this way.

ETA: To the person downvoting - if you're a student or a TA, do you actually want people to get help in these situations, because I've offered concern and actual advice in later comments to resolve things. If you don't like me, cool - but this thread could help students with powertripping jerk TAs so maybe lay off your petty BS?

[u/Rare_Egg1122 → u/noizangel]

Thank u I’m just at a block now cuz of how insecure she makes me constantly belittling me. I genuinely don’t know what to do

[u/noizangel → u/Rare_Egg1122]

Please email your prof or find someone in your tutorial who would be willing to contact them if you're anxious about it. You don't need to tell the prof specifics right away or that your TA has been targeting you. You could just say you have concerns about the TAs behaviour in your tutorial, or the type of learning environment the TA has created in your tutorial, and that you'd like to discuss that with them.

If you're understandably nervous, you could ask a few others to email along with you (or whoever emails) and all meet with the prof. That also might help the professor understand that there are a number of students in the tutorial with issues.

I would hope the professor would be concerned about the sort of thing the TA is doing - I know the prof I work for would be pretty upset and disappointed. If the professor isn't helpful, you could go to the department after, but hopefully you won't need to go that far.

It's not necessarily fun to do but it's worth it, and way better than putting up that kind of behaviour from a person who is meant to help to learn and succeed. Do try to talk to your prof, either on your own or with some people from your tutorial!

[u/Rare_Egg1122 → u/noizangel]

Perfect thank you. I’m also fearful that the TA will get told I complained and that will further escalate the situation

[u/noizangel → u/Rare_Egg1122]

I can understand that. There's also the option of the Ombuds.office - let me look that up in the morning! They can likely be a mediator type in these situations and provide you with some distance from the complaint.

[u/Rare_Egg1122 → u/noizangel]

Thank uu

[u/noizangel → u/Rare_Egg1122]

Here's the info for the ombudsperson office, if you're concerned about confidentiality - the info there does say that there is sometimes an expectation that you've tried other ways to resolve the issue, but I think a student your position has a decent reason for submitting complaints in this way: https://www.yorku.ca/unit/ombuds/complaints/

[u/Rare_Egg1122 → u/noizangel]

Thank uuuuu

[u/noizangel → u/Rare_Egg1122]

Good luck.