students and the collage
Budget: $2 – $8 USD
Directions: Write an organized five-paragraph essay responding to the prompt below. Cite all
information from the article in MLA format as in-text citations.
Overview / Summary: In the reading, “This fired chemistry professor’s example shows what’s
wrong with academia,” Jill Filipovic discusses how one professor was fired after a small fraction
of students complained about his teaching and grading standards. Students earned low test
scores, and they said that “[…] the low scores demonstrated that his class was too hard”
(Filipovic 3).
Essay Prompt: In your opinion, should the NYU students, who failed the class, have taken responsibility for their low
scores?
information from the article in MLA format as in-text citations.
Overview / Summary: In the reading, “This fired chemistry professor’s example shows what’s
wrong with academia,” Jill Filipovic discusses how one professor was fired after a small fraction
of students complained about his teaching and grading standards. Students earned low test
scores, and they said that “[…] the low scores demonstrated that his class was too hard”
(Filipovic 3).
Essay Prompt: In your opinion, should the NYU students, who failed the class, have taken responsibility for their low
scores?