First, students need to come in late for the talk, now students need to leave early for lunch. This was the schedule I was given, so it’s absolutely insane that I’ve to keep cutting down my class time just to make way for others. There has to be a compromise by other instructors as well, so discuss this with them.

It’s becoming nonsensical for me to bring in future guest speakers if I’ve to keep dealing with this. One student today has even been rude to me about being late. Unless something magical happens, I’ll revert to regular classes for the rest of the semester.

Remember that this session only lasts for an hour, so there isn’t much time I can push further. Hopefully 10mins is enough time for everyone to get seated. I don’t wish to give our speaker a hard time by having students constantly drop-in.

Understand that I’m doing everything I can to make classes interesting, and I can only work with the time allotted to me by the program for a guest speaker. Once again, I’m accommodating as much of your needs as possible, without sacrificing too much face-to-face time in class.

Do approach me if you have better suggestions, such as finding a better time slot for a combined COM125 class.