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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think this is difficult to say from just the article. Someone implied NYU wasn't a good school, and I don't think that's true. NYU is a solid school. It sounds like the professor was also well known as a tough but fair teacher. Still, if so many students are failing your class, is that a good thing? I hadn't really heard of "weed out" classes before, maybe because I majored in the humanities. But I can't say I like that idea as a parent. That I'm spending 58,000+ a year on my kid's education--or they have taken out big loans to pay for that education--and then there are classes that are DESIGNED to get them to fail?

I see the point. The professor feels like Organic Chemistry is really important if you're going to become a competent doctor. And it does also seem like the professors provided some extra materials. I believe one of the students said they were surprised he got fired, so that might not have been the intention. But the reality is that the pandemic HAS been hard on students. And it's possible he was a dick and got crotchety as he's gotten older.

Hard to say. If it were my kid and I had known them to be a hard worker and they were failing and really trying, I would be upset. But can you say that all of those students were really trying? That the university has put extra supports in place for students who were very affected by a big loss in learning? It is a shame for that professor, and I have to give him kudos for not watering down his material. But I do also wonder if there was not another way to help so many students who were struggling.[/quote]

I am the state school grad who wrote a page or two ago.  At some level, this is what I was getting at.  College is really expensive, and I think it's entirely justified for students and parents to question what they actually receive for their money.  It's also interesting to me how many people on this thread seem willing to accept the status quo - as thought it's acceptable to pay $$$$ for a teacher who cannot communicate the material, putting the kids in a position where they have to learn the material on their own.  We can discuss many great things about the model - students develop grit and resourcefulness for starters - but what has NYU done to earn all that money?[/quote]

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