Is this considered insult or verbal harassment?


A biochem. professor at my university constantly tells me my questions about biochemistry are "silly" (in a impossible tone and in anger). During her office hours, she told me that I "better make it prompt because I don't have time to answer your silly questions". (This is supposed to be 10 minutes per student.) She insulted me in anger. I asked my question (clarification on why I get points off of a homework assignment). She explained, and then told me to "GET OUT". I went to the door, and since I could leave, she spent another 1-2 minutes insulting me again, saying she was "disgusted" nearly these questions. I am a 3.8 GPA biochem student at a good university. I have be in good relations with adjectives my previous professors (my relations were very good. I received an internship and junk mail of rec from them) until her. I have confidence that my questions are only to ask for clarification on diagrams and info. she presented surrounded by class. She insults me a lot. Even in front of the whole class one time, adage that I "pester (her) with these silly questions after class every time". I feel discriminated because she is predisposed to give 10 min. to every other student, but not the same amount of time to me. I am asking fair, material-related question. I was also insulted when I am taking efforts to understand the textile. I received in A on all my previous prerequisite biochem courses, but she told me I should not belong in her class. I am unsure this go under verbal harassment. Even if it does, I am the lone witness to this. (I doubt the insult she made in class will really do anything. People will dismiss it as a one time insult.) Either way this is classified, I am not going to talk to her anymore. However, not conversation to a professor about material because I am intimidated by her or have a dread of being insulted (in general, talking to her creates an self-conscious atmosphere) makes me feel even more discriminated because of her personal hatred against me, and it puts me contained by a disadvantage against other students for having inequal inaccessibility to faculty to ask biochem questions to. Please tell me your evaluation. Serious answers please. If the answers tend towards verbal harassment, I may do more research to verify, and ultimately complain to the university.
Best Answer:
No - this isn't annoyance, although she's being unfair. Give your questions a break - don't bring to the fore any for a week or so and then see if the situation improves. If not , then construe of complaining.
Get a recorder and record it. Get up to 5 insults and you'll be good to travel. Report that to a higher official in the university.
yeah, you will get that. Im not in college (im 14, high school) but EVERY YEAR i return with a teacher that hates me for no reason, Im also a pretty pious student. I think that it is just a clash of personalities between you and your professor. Just make clear to yourself that you only have to put up with it for an hour (or however long her class is) and quality relieved when you don't have her anymore :D
Don't worry it could possibly be taht your teacher see's something in you that she is trying to see shine through OR it could only just be that this is the realistic nature of your teacher. If you honestly have a feeling that its a insult (clearly stated by you) that it is a insult and that if it gets too hard to handle next say switch out. There is no reason to feel intimidated by your professor, cause to think of it your will only see her during this class one and only and then after don't worry about and arts school is almost done anyways so there is no need to worry considering the reality that you feel insulted by your teacher. Also having your mentor call your questions "silly" doesn't seem to be much of threat or insult to me. Hope this help
It sounds to me like she somehow feel threatened by you. Maybe you are too smart, too attractive, too confident, whatever (obviously you are not "too" anything, I'm referring to what her perception might be). I don't think it qualifies as aggravation, but it is terrible teaching technique. All I can say is that sometimes you run to relatives like that--co-workers, bosses, neighbors. You could complain, but complaints like that always appear to make the complainer look bad. My gut instinct is that you avoid unnecessary interactions and avoid making yourself a target in class. Not tolerant, you shouldn't have to do it, but I think your goal should be to a short time ago get through this, and avoid any more of her classes if possible. Good luck, sounds like you hold a bright future.
Envy, Intimidation are signs that you are THAT GOOD! Get a tape recorder take it to the Dean someone close to that shouldn't be teaching