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User1865345

4:58 AM

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

The prof in question is Maitland Jones Jr.

17 hours later…

pentavalentcarbon

9:51 PM

@User1865345 maybe it's just the circles I run in, but this did (and still is) receiving at least as much attention online as the Nobel Prize

si-LV-er_and_b-LA-ck

In general, that's the nature on online attention.

Or perhaps, I should say online distractions.

User1865345

10:13 PM

@pentavalentcarbon I don't know what to say here. The prof is experienced. He is 84. At this stage, because of allegedly bad grading and hard classes, you would take such an action - that is bonkers.

si-LV-er_and_b-LA-ck

10:33 PM

He did say the pandemic lay off has made students lazy.

User1865345

Yeh. That could be legit.

si-LV-er_and_b-LA-ck

Intro organic is an intense course.

User1865345

In any case, firing is over reaching.

si-LV-er_and_b-LA-ck

"You're Fired!!!" is a political lash-out.

User1865345

Trumpian.

si-LV-er_and_b-LA-ck

10:37 PM

The pandemic has intensified politics.

User1865345

Interestingly, those students didn't ask for firing him.

si-LV-er_and_b-LA-ck

Indeed.

User1865345

The whole saga could have been handled better.

si-LV-er_and_b-LA-ck

It was an administrative decision.

User1865345

I remember one of our profs had to teach an arcane course on sample survey. The whole course was excruciating. Some of them complained. The prof only had to sit with the head and matter was closed with lenient grading in exams.

The politics has intensified indeed.

uhoh

11:35 PM

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