By Cortney O'Brien
Published October 6, 2022

New York University's firing 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.

Jones, an award-winning professor of organic chemistry, taught for four
decades at Princeton before NYU. Princeton University's dean of faculty credited him with pioneering a new way of teaching that emphasized problem-based learning over a "lecture-memorize-regurgitate facts"
style.

last May, 82 of Jones' 350 NYU students signed a petition against him
arguing that the course was too hard and blaming Jones for their poor
test scores. Organic chemistry has an infamous reputation in the
academic world for its rigorous subject matter.

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Army of Parents founder Elicia Brand had a similar view, arguing that
today's academic institutions are too preoccupied with "catering" to
youth.

"The firing of Professor Maitland Jones Jr. is indicative of the
problem our nation is facing with many academic institutions catering
to and churning out idealistic young adults who are under-educated,
easily offended and entitled, and who will do little as productive
members of our society as a result," Brand told Fox News Digital. "When
paying for an education at a reputable university, we should expect
quality professors to intellectually challenge our students, helping
them to grow by pushing them to stretch beyond what is convenient and comfortable. Doing anything less, will not result is positive outcome."

"Instead, universities and K-12 government schools are supporting the
notion that a good work ethic and high expectations are racist...

https://www.foxnews.com/media/nyus-decision-fire-acclaimed-professor-student-grade-complaints-angers-parents

This comes from black and white students in the same classroom.

You can't expect a group with and average IQ of 85 to have the same
learning ability as a group with an average IQ of a 100.

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