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Who’s to Blame When Students Fail a Course?. A recent controversy at NYU has brought the question to the forefront.
James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal ^ | December 9, 2022 | Walt Gardner

Posted on 12/09/2022 8:12:39 AM PST by karpov

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To: karpov

If a student wants to learn they will one way or another it’s why people like Tesla Ford Edison passed the others.


21 posted on 12/09/2022 9:39:11 AM PST by Vaduz (LAWYERS )
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To: BobL

Who will be the next victim to teach Organic Chem and be fired?

My daughter was a biology major (not premed), she said there were many people crying when they got the exams back. She loved the grading curve that the underperformers created, except they were not around to help boost the grades in Organic Chem 2. She was disappointed with C-, I told her I was glad she passed the first attempt.


22 posted on 12/09/2022 10:09:26 AM PST by dgbrown
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To: karpov
Explain-These-Bad-Grades
23 posted on 12/09/2022 10:15:06 AM PST by SkyDancer (I Walk In The Rain So Nobody Can See My Tears)
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To: SkyDancer

Today. Getting a bad grade from an indoctrination institution is probably because the student isn’t being brainwashed sufficiently.


24 posted on 12/09/2022 10:24:16 AM PST by TianaHighrider (God moved David to STAND UP to Goliath ❣)
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To: Leaning Right

I had the same issue in calc 1 as well. But my professor was a very short Yugoslavian woman. She had a hard time with English. And often broke into a different language while calculating. She said that she did math in her head in her home language. She worked in Milwaukee and lived in Chicago. And took an expensive Amtrak train between the two cities. I took the same train on Fridays and sat with her. She escaped Yugoslavia in the trunk of a car with her husband. And spent 2 years in Italy before getting a visa to America. I liked her, but I could not understand her when she taught. I just learned from the book.


25 posted on 12/09/2022 11:03:19 AM PST by poinq
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To: karpov
No one should ever fail.


26 posted on 12/09/2022 1:47:44 PM PST by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: karpov

Most likely the students, although I have had my share of profs who are the cause.


27 posted on 12/09/2022 2:16:51 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith…)
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Orgo is memory intensive but it’s not that complicated


28 posted on 12/09/2022 4:38:26 PM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: karpov
Keep in mind the majority of “professors” at colleges are they because they publish and bring money and/or notoriety to the school.

I had two professors who had both been with the State Dept. One was to India. No wonder India didn't like us back in the day. Watching paint dry was more exciting than his class.

The other guy wasn't too bad. Except you could tell he had been in the ivory tower tooooooo long.

29 posted on 12/09/2022 5:45:24 PM PST by ealgeone
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To: karpov

Hold colleges accountable, and they will be a little more selective about admissions.


30 posted on 12/10/2022 1:21:52 AM PST by Mr. Blond
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