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[quote=Anonymous][quote] No, professors in this country are forced to bend over backwards to cater to students and their parents. The university administration forces them to never give a bad grade or critique their students. Their careers are dependent on student ratings, which is veritable folly, since student reviews are higher if their grades are higher.

I have taught at the college level here and I have been a student in European institutions. Coming from abroad, I was warned specifically that I could not grade the same way I was used to and that the university could be sued if I didn't sugar-coat everything. The level of academic rigor is much, much higher, in Europe and elsewhere, and the professors don't hesitate to tell you exactly what's wrong with your work at the earliest opportunity! Here the molly-coddling and fear of being sued is through the roof, and with growing global competition this generation of students will not survive if they don't learn to take direction and criticism. [/quote] - I am sorry you had to deal with this.

This makes me crazy. If a student deserves to fail then they should. I hope my kids look for schools over seas.

I also think parents should not be allowed to talk to professors about their kids. [/quote]

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