course

[seaurchin2016]

I've paid for a very expensive course. A 60 yr old woman dominates the course with facts/questions which go way out of the course syllabus. She 'shows off' every week and it is really irritating. She interrupts the lecturer and the course becomes 'what she has read about that week. She puts me down a lot and makes me feel as though I won't pass the exam at the end of the year. Some days I feel like I could strangle her as she is quick to belittle me and tries to be better than me. She didn't do well in her last exam. When she starts spouting off I make excuses and go to the loo as I get very angry with her constant interruptions.
We are now behind on the syllabus but still she won't shut up. I have tackled the lecturer about it but he won't tell her to be quiet. Before she joined the group we were a happy bunch and we were enjoying learning. Now we are miserable and people take a lot of time off. Some have left the course even though they have paid a lot of money.
I'd like your thoughts on this if possible.
Is it me being jealous?
Is it her just being insecure?

Hmmm
You can always raise your concerns with whoever runs the course - not just the lecturer.
And get talk to other people who aren’t happy with it.

However - what does the woman’s age have to do with anything?
And you sound like you have some personal thing going on with her?

My lecturer is the director of the courses.

The age was so that people know that she is a mature, sensible lady.

A good point about the personal thing though . Maybe its because she keeps trying to make out that I'm wrong in front of the lecturers- when sometimes I'm right. I didn't consider that I could have made it a personal thing - maybe I have - it's something I need to be aware of. Thanks.

Have you tried
"Hi! Could you maybe shut the fuck up today?"

What is the course?

I'd have words with her

You need to get the rest of the group together and complain enmasse, your lecturer should be sorting this as it's completely unfair the rest of you should miss out because of the actions of one person. Would the rest of the group be prepared to do that do you think? You could have one more attempt at approaching the lecturer as a group and make it clear you will be going higher if it's not sorted. Presumably there is someone you can escalate with, even if there's no one directly above the lecturer what about governing/inspection bodies for the course or college/uni administration? It's not unheard of for students to claim compensation for poorly delivered courses so maybe that might give you some leverage if need be, it's definitely not acceptable for your education to be disrupted in this way though, time to get organised.