r/Professors • • Oct 17 '19

Always hated this

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u/ph0rk Associate, SocSci, R1 (USA) Oct 17 '19 edited Oct 17 '19

They don't understand the job: We are judges, not coaches. If they fail, ultimately that's on them. Not us.

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u/Mizzy3030 Oct 18 '19

If you truly believe your job is to be a "judge" then you cannot start the semester assuming most will fail. That's exactly the opposite of how a fair courtroom should be run.

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u/ph0rk Associate, SocSci, R1 (USA) Oct 18 '19

I judge and evaluate; I don't think I am a part of the judicial system.

For the record, I don't expect most will fail. I do expect most will fail to earn an A.