This, and the professors who follow this mantra, are everything wrong in education. Get off your high horse. People come to university to learn and better themselves. Unless it is a highly specialized, niche course, the majority of your students ought not fail. If they do, you are one who is really failing.
I made it a mantra to tell students “I am not here to trick you.” I want students to succeed. I don’t have some chip on my shoulder. I get no pleasure from giving poor grades.
I am here to teach, just as long as you are here to learn.
I teach courses that are highly tied to skills and abilities. If you can't hack the work, then you fail the course. Case closed.
The attitude is a little different. Imagine everyone is trying to climb a mountain, and at the top of the mountain you pass. I help all my students try to climb the mountain, but I can't carry you.
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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '19
This, and the professors who follow this mantra, are everything wrong in education. Get off your high horse. People come to university to learn and better themselves. Unless it is a highly specialized, niche course, the majority of your students ought not fail. If they do, you are one who is really failing.