Parents say a New York University professor's firing following a student petition over grading is indicative of a lowering of academic standards across the U.S.
of Professor Maitland Jones Jr., following student complaints about poor grades has lit a fuse under parents who say the lowering of academic standards in U.S. school is doing students no favors.
"We are very concerned about our scores, and find that they are not an accurate reflection of the time and effort put into this class,", according to the New York Times."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 well-being a priority and reflects poorly on the chemistry department as well as the institution as a whole.
Army of Parents founder Elicia Brand had a similar view, arguing that today's academic institutions are too preoccupied with"catering" to youth. "NYU generally disagrees with and is disappointed by the way the matter with Professor Jones has been characterized publicly," NYU President Andrew D. Hamilton said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
"Gutting rigorous academic instruction and evaluation is the opposite way of fixing American education," Parents Defending Education President Nicki Neily tweeted of the report.
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