Many of us have witnessed malignant behavior in middle or high school from our peers. However sometimes that type of behavior finds its way into college buildings. Although bad behavior may send you to the principal’s office when you’re younger, as a college student your professor may fail you despite the work you did in class.
For example, Professor Irwin Horwitz of Texas A&M University at Galveston has flunked his entire Strategic Management class for how the students treated him. Professor Horwitz cited students cursed at him, spread rumors about the course, participated in cheating and skipping class. Professor Horwitz’s students were so brazen security guards had to be placed in his classroom.
When Professor Horwitz made a decision to flunk the entire class, he wrote to his students, “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.”
Although the entire class received the email, many of the students felt it did not apply to them. A senior, John Shaw told KPRC, “I had never had a problem in the class. I thought I had…done pretty well on the first test and then I get an email saying I am going to get an F in the class. It was overwhelming.” Texas A&M’s administration understands Professor Horwitz’s frustrations but have decided not to uphold his punishment since the Spring semester is not completed as yet.
Dr. Patrick Louchouran, Vice President of Academic Affairs, said Professor Horwitz will be replaced until the end of the semester. He said of the ordeal, “None of them have failed until the end of the class, meaning the only reason a student would fail is because he or she has not performed the expectations for that particular class.”
A failing grade means hundreds of dollars in tuition down the drain. Not to mention the impact it’ll have on student transcripts. Do you agree with Professor Horwitz’s or Texas A&M’s administration’s actions?
via Cosmopolitan
