here we go again

The past time I was evacuating from a hurricane..... Wow what a weird way to start a sentence... Anyway, the last time, I was taking Nursing Theory. It was a hybrid class, with a few meetings, and the rest online. Well, even though it was a trauma, and a class in the effected city, the instructors did not extend the deadline for one of our big papers, the concept analysis. At the time I thought it was annoying, because it would have been reassuring to know that the powers that be acknowledged there were much more important things going on. Even though we did make it out of town and back, honestly there was significant trauma for myself, my family and my city. And what of my comupter and files had been affected?! They cancelled one class meeting, but that was almost as annoying, as we were supposed to be able to ask questions about the assignment then.
Still, looking back I wish the instructors had stepped up. Things are different for me now. My family did not spend 13 hours in highway hell, and just as important, I have a lap top, and wireless connection so I can do lots more on the go (at least while the power is available to run the router in the house I am staying in). Also this blogging is now a voluntary activity for me. But seeing the situation from here I see I could have asked for an extension, but it was more than that. I did not want that. I wanted an acknowledgment of the imperfect power balance between student and teacher, and not to have to ask for something that should have been given.
Of course the work has to be done, and the knowledge gained to get the degree, and I am sure completing it on time gave me time to work on something else without delay, but left me feeling a bit less empowered or respected.