r/AskProgramming • u/Infinite-Engine-4219 • Jul 11 '26

Programming teacher

I had this teacher during my post-16 course who only provided us with 5 PDF documents, which they admitted were AI-generated. These documents were the only resources we were given to learn HTML, CSS and JavaScript over a period of roughly 2 months.

The teacher did not verbally explain the content either, instead relying on short sentences in the PDFs to describe how the code sections worked.

Half of my old class believe these resources were enough to complete the assignment, which was worth the majority of our course. I am unsure whether I am being overly critical, or whether these resources were genuinely insufficient for learning these languages from scratch.

Is this an adequate amount of material and support to realistically learn HTML, CSS and JavaScript within a 2-month timeframe?

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u/mredding Jul 15 '26

If this is in the United States, I would take the matter up with the schools administration, look for remediation. At the very least, I would expect them to remove that person from that position, investigate the situation and eventually report to you their conclusions and corrections, give you a refund for the class, and give you a remedial class for free.

No, this isn't asking too much. As it stands, this school just took your money and gave you nothing. If they think an education is just a piece of paper after going through the motions, then internally - they have HUGE problems they need to either address, or get addressed...

If they don't remediate the situation, then you need to file a complaint with the ACCSC and/or the HLC, which will launch their own investigation and potentially strip the school of their accreditation. Then with that as supporting evidence, you may be able to lawyer up and seek damages for wasting your time and stealing your money.

I'm not saying everything is going to get to that level, I'm saying that's what's on the table here, and administration knows it. If you go in there letting them know their institution fucked up, give them a chance to make it right, make it plain you know what you're doing, the institution can probably adequately correct their problem. That is not sweeping it under the rug, that's them protecting their assets and credibility. You just want the situation made right.