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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He was used to Princeton students and failed to adjust down for a lower-achieving cohort. Pretty straightforward.[/quote]

This is actually what I assume as well.[/quote]

+2[/quote]

Yes, only the very top tier of NYU students is comparable to the Princeton students he was accustomed to, so the outcome is not surprising. At his age, he was either unwilling or unable to adapt to a different student constituency.[/quote]

Agreed, his inflexibility was the problem.[/quote]

So dumbing down his class to accommodate below average students?  How about changing organic chemistry to test optional? Maybe we could change med school admission to lottery.. problem solved![/quote]

Maybe they take the same class with the other 2 professors and learn the material.[/quote]

Sure. Let them take organic chemistry made easy. The professor should’ve known that NYU students either are not smart enough, or don’t put in as much efforts as Princeton students. Organic chemistry should be a challenging class. Some students need to learn early that they can’t handle the rigor of medical school classes or residency.  Not everyone can’t be a doctor..[/quote]

And yet for decades other teacher have been teaching it with no issue and students go on to med school.

It’s not like the other teachers are not failing anybody, they are … it’s still a weed out class.

Alas there is only 1 85 yo man on earth properly teaching OC … not!

You sound completely unhinged.[/quote]

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