New York University professor fired after students say his class was too hard

Re:New York University professor fired after students say hi... by bastawhiz on Thursday October 06, 2022 @02:58PM (#33112463)

I doubt either of those extremes actually exist. News stories paint a sensational picture for clicks to try to get social media ablaze with "entitled gen z students want their grades handed to them" without actually digging into any details until a few thousand pixels below the fold.

It would seem, from reading the story, that this was a professor who did not actually do the leg work to be a professor. Namely, providing students with more than just written resources and giving exams. Why pay a prestigious do-nothing professor a salary when you can just offer an online course that has the same level of engagement?

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Re:New York University professor fired after students say hi... by ghaff on Thursday October 06, 2022 @03:09PM (#33112620)

It can simultaneously be true that:

- College students can be entitled and whiny sometimes

- Organic chemistry is especially difficult for a lot of people

- Semi-retired researcher isn't a great lecturer/teacher for a big hall full of freshmen

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Re:New York University professor fired after students say hi... by bastawhiz on Thursday October 06, 2022 @03:38PM (#33112988)

None of those things are especially newsworthy. They sound like Onion headlines on their own. But when one or more of them happen which could be framed in a way that incenses the public, it becomes a news story because that's how you make money in journalism in 2022.

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Re:New York University professor fired after students say hi... by enviclash on Friday October 07, 2022 @12:07AM (#33117307)

I am a professor and have seen both extremes. I am worrying about how to keep high scholarly standards all the time --- also on teaching, and especially when supervising theses.

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