That was a dumb comment by the professor. Rude, to say the least, when handing out an award for getting the highest grades of anyone in the class.
Just think of it. An award is created for the person in the graduating class with the best grades. That means they specifically take a moment in the ceremony to publicly honor this person. Based on grades.
And then, the person handing out the award says, “Grades don’t mean that much.” Does that honor the individual receiving the award, or, by trivalizing it, dishonor them? I’d say the latter.
He should have kept his mouth shut.
In some fields, grades to not mean much. Medicine is not one of those field. I want to know that my doctor excelled in exhibiting near-perfect knowledge of their subject.
May I suggest: After you complain, depending on the response, would you report back here? Because I would like to give this person a piece of my mind as well, if it’s okay with you. And so would a lot of other people.
And then, the person handing out the award says, “Grades don’t mean that much.”
Doesn't make much sense, does it!Kinda defeats the whole concept of grades in education, in fact. Imagine if a First Grade teacher made that remark!! She'd ruin the ability of the school ever to motivate that class of students!
I don't understand why he couldn't allow her to have her 15 seconds...