It seems like some students just can’t handle a little bit of difficulty. NYU Chemistry Professor Dr. Maitland Jones was recently fired after 80 out of 350 students complained that his class was too hard.
That’s right, 22% of the class couldn’t hack it and decided to take their complaints to the administration. As a result, the professor is now out of a job.
What’s even more shameful is that these 80 students represent a tiny minority. 78% of the class didn’t have any problems with the difficulty level.
So what does this say about the students who did complain? Are they simply not as smart as their classmates? Or are they just not willing to put in the extra effort required to succeed?
Either way, it’s a sad state of affairs when a dedicated and talented teacher like Dr. Maitland Jones Jr is forced out of his job because a small minority of students can’t handle a little bit of difficulty.
It’s no secret that today’s students are less prepared than ever before. Dr. Maitland Jones Jr, who has been teaching Chemistry for over 3 decades, has seen this firsthand. He’s taught at Princeton University, been awarded “Coolest Teacher of the Year,” and even written a organic chemistry text book – yet he’s concerned about the level of preparation his students have for entering the field.
“We now see single digit scores and even zeros. After several years of Covid learning loss, the students not only didn’t study, they didn’t seem to know how to study” Dr. Jones Jr stated in a interview.
What’s really happening is that students are less prepared to enter the field and are being babied. Is this the caliber of doctors and medical professionals our schools are producing?
This is the norm in today’s “Cancel-Culture” society: if something is too hard, don’t rise up for the challenge; just cry, complain and demand cancelation. Instead of preparing students for the real world, they’re coddling them and setting them up for failure.
It’s a worryingly low standard, especially for those who will be responsible for others’ wellbeing in the future. Schools need to set higher standards for our students so that they can be better prepared to enter the workforce and make a positive impact on society. Let’s also hope that our schools can turn things around and start producing students who are ready to face challenges head-on instead of running away from them.
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