A Professor Dreams ...

[User 11148]

Texas A&M-Galveston professor, fed up with a dysfunctional class, flunks every damn one of them and quits ...

Since teaching this course, I have caught and seen cheating, been told to 'chill out,' 'get out of my space,' 'go back and teach,' [been] called a '****ing moron' to my face, [had] one student cheat by signing in for another, one student not showing up but claiming they did, listened to many hurtful and untrue rumors about myself and others, been caught between fights between students…."

Horwitz said he would fail every single student. "None of you, in my opinion, given the behavior in this class, deserve to pass, or graduate to become an Aggie, as you do not in any way embody the honor that the university holds graduates should have within their personal character. It is thus for these reasons why I am officially walking away from this course. I am frankly and completely disgusted. You all lack the honor and maturity to live up to the standards that Texas A&M holds, and the competence and/or desire to do the quality work necessary to pass the course just on a grade level…. I will no longer be teaching the course, and all are being awarded a failing grade."

A professor fails his entire class and his university intervenes | InsideHigherEd

 

[da man]

I thought this thread was going to be about Ginger and Mary Ann.

 

[cranberry]

I blame the teacher's parents for naming him Irwin. He had no chance of controlling that classroom.

 

[93Devil]

If a college student is preventing another student from learning in their class, then the professor needs to document the behavior and have the student removed from the class. I highly doubt every student deserved this.

It sounds like this guy has a huge classroom management problem.

 

[User 11148]

If a college student is preventing another student from learning in their class, then the professor needs to document the behavior and have the student removed from the class. I highly doubt every student deserved this.

It sounds like this guy has a huge classroom management problem.

This is a capstone class for seniors ... In such a milieu, shouldn't a professor's "classroom management" ability be a non-issue?

 

[Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!]

[Insert UNC joke here]

 

[Vombatus]

I thought this thread was going to be about Ginger and Mary Ann.

Don't forget the millionaire's wife. She might be a real cougar.

 

[EStreetJoe]

Don't forget the millionaire's wife. She might be a real cougar.

I never thought of Lovey as a cougar.

 

[93Devil]

This is a capstone class for seniors ... In such a milieu, shouldn't a professor's "classroom management" ability be a non-issue?

Do you think this professor became confrontational with his students?

Do any other professors in that college (was it business?) have this problem to this degree or is it just him?

And if a student reads a newspaper in class, who cares? They pay for the seat to listen and learn. If they choose not to, that's on them.

 

[LongTimeListener]

They should have beaten the professor to death. He sucked.

 

[93Devil]

They should have beaten the professor to death. He sucked.

Obviously, he's a great professor.

Troll on.

 

[User 11148]

Do any other professors in that college (was it business?) have this problem to this degree or is it just him?

This is the money question (and I suspect I know the answer).

And, yes, that's essentially a college of business (at TAMU-Galveston, almost everything's maritime this and maritime that, so it's maritime administration).

 

[93Devil]

They should have beaten the professor to death. He sucked.

Since you chose to join the discussion, what is your enlightened opinion, or are you just home alone either unemployed or with nothing to do or both?

 

[93Devil]

This is the money question (and I suspect I know the answer).

And, yes, that's essentially a college of business (at TAMU-Galveston, almost everything's maritime this and maritime that, so it's maritime administration).

I'm being honest and not snarky, do you have this problem or do any of your peers, even to half of this degree?

I have taken graduate courses at UMW and UVA, and are there some unprofessional students? Sure, but nothing insane or disruptive.

 

[YankeeFan]

LTL is the new Boom.

 

[LongTimeListener]

We need more Boom Boom.

Devil is the same old Devil though, so that's good.

 

[User 11148]

I'm being honest and not snarky, do you have this problem or do any of your peers, even to half of this degree?

I've never had a whole class go toxic on me, no. But it really doesn't take the whole class, or even the majority, to go toxic to make the class go awry. But, for me, those instances have been very, very few. I've been teaching at the university level for close to 20 years, so I've probably taught 125 to 150 different sections. I've had maybe five that were borderline uncomfortable ... none that were outright disasters.

 

[The Big Ragu]

The story kind of pissed me off. On several levels. I suspect that his complaints are legit -- for a variety of reasons. It kind of annoys me that we have colleges filled with people who really should be out in the workforce with a high school degree. A college degree has essentially become what that high school degree used to be, to some degree (no pun intended).

At the same, the professor was out of line. He said that a few students had not been misbehaved and they were also the best academic performers. Failing those kids makes him. ... well, an asshole. Flame out, but don't take your inability to cope out on people who didn't do anything. If I was one of those kids, I'd be livid.

 

[Ace]

The story kind of pissed me off. On several levels. I suspect that his complaints are legit -- for a variety of reasons. It kind of annoys me that we have colleges filled with people who really should be out in the workforce with a high school degree. A college degree has essentially become what that high school degree used to be, to some degree (no pun intended).

At the same, the professor was out of line. He said that a few students had not been misbehaved and they were also the best academic performers. Failing those kids makes him. ... well, an asshole. Flame out, but don't take your inability to cope out on people who didn't do anything. If I was one of those kids, I'd be livid.

Agree with Rags. Failing students who were doing well in class and had not misbehaved is a total "look at me" **** move. They don't deserve to be crushed under his soapbox.

 

[LongTimeListener]

Eh, the guy obviously just snapped. It's an easy enough fix for the university.

Blaze of glory, though. Much respect.