Campus life might be different, but SUNY Oneonta’s online literacy program has been one of the worst experiences I have ever had in an educational setting. Their schedule is appealing for new teachers because it entails receiving your degree within one year. However, the way they jam classes into short summer sessions is a true testament to their disinterest in actually educating their students and interest in attracting tuition money. The program was also advertised as “friendly” for full time teachers,... Read More however failed to include that assignments are due daily, including weekends, which include critically detailed projects that require numerous approvals from school administrators. Considering most graduate students have only newly been hired, having to hound our school administrators to receive permission for the numerous studies, projects, mentorship, video approvals, tutoring approvals… etc., has looked and felt not only unprofessional but extremely frustrating for busy administration. As a hard working student and teacher, the coursework has been unattainable and for the first time in 6 years of college education, I have never felt more hopeless and unable to complete assignments. I have dedicated every day of the week to complete numerous assignments and still have missing work at any given moment. At times it feel so terrible to work so hard and never have the opportunity to get caught up because that 4 hours of sleep is critical to keep mentally and physically healthy. The last thing that I will leave in this review is considering we are online, have all experienced the personal, emotional, and social losses due to Covid, it shocks and appalls me that all email communication from Oneonta to its students entail financial reminders, class work reminders, scheduling reminders, covid testing reminders, but never once an offer for mental health services, counseling, or any form of school support for its students who are under extreme amounts of pressures inside and outside of school. I would never recommend this program to another person.
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