Rights+of+Instructor

=Relationships between Instructor and Students=

This statement was included as a ceremonial statement, but I feel that this neglects important aspects of the teaching scenario, specifically the power of the students in the classroom. I understand the rationale behind making such statements, which in effect protects the instructor if changes need to be made to the schedule or the course, but at the same time, it presents the instructor as imperialist in the classroom. I do not support the view that instructors have the authority in the classroom, but instead that there are relationships between the instructor and the students.

In understanding this relationship, the instructor does have the ability to suggest changes and to implement changes, but the right to force change is difficult.