> “We urge you to realize that a class with such a high percentage of withdrawals and low grades has failed to make students’ learning and wellbeing a priority and reflects poorly on the chemistry department as well as the institution as a whole,” the petition read.
That doesn’t sound immature to me.
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?
- College students can be entitled and whiny
- Organic chemistry is especially difficult for a lot of people
- Semi-retired researcher may not be a great lecturer/teacher for a big hall full of freshmen