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>> Elliott: Lonestar College, in Houston, has had a red-hot spotlight shined on it in
recent weeks. That’s because a professor accidentally taught the wrong class for an
entire semester. >> Lee: Instead of teaching a very basic Introduction
to Chemistry course, the professor chose to teach the more advanced General Chemistry.
>> Elliott: Let’s stop right there. Calling General Chemistry advanced? Please. General
Chemistry is a cakewalk. General Chemistry is a fluffy white cloud on an otherwise cloudless
summer day, while birds chirp and rainbows shoot out from your eyeballs.
>> Lee: So you liked General Chemistry? >> Elliott: I like anything that’s easy.
Hello, ladies. >> Lee: No one believes you when you do that.
>> Elliott: Someone believes me. >> Lee: Nobody belie—
>> Elliott: One person out there just got butterflies. One person with super low standards.
>> Lee: It wasn’t until the very end of the semester that the professor, Thao Shirley
Nguyen, admitted her wrongdoing. >> Elliott: And the real victim here was Lauren
Firmin, an otherwise perfect GPA’d-studded student who stated, “I was getting 40's
on every test. I studied as hard as I could, did everything in my power to try.”
>> Lee: Now, when Lauren decided to take this issue to the school, Lonestar politely said
“Uh, no,” to her appeal. Firmin was stuck with her B, ruining her 4.0 average. She stated,
“4.0 students, we are really stressed out altogether, but this just added to it to see
what I have been working for, for two years destroyed.”
>> Elliott: Deep breath, girl. >> Lee: The professor, once she realized the
mistake she’d made, gave all the students extra credit.
>> Elliott: Now, this epic scandal – the kind of thing that I’ll surely remember
for… gosh, at least ten minutes after talking about it – is only thickened by a spokesperson
for Lonestar denying that the professor taught the wrong class. This claim is countered by
the science department admitting the professor’s mistake via email.
Lee: DISGUSTING. >> Elliott: ATROCIOUS. Get your story straight,
Lonestar. Give Lauren her A so she can relax a little, and god forbid don’t even tell
her that Organic Chemistry exists. Work out your communication problems between administration
and staff, lower your tuition costs, and I don’t know, maybe actually matter for students
entering a tough economy with an overly competitive job market. IS THAT SO HARD?
>> Lee: Guys, what’s the biggest booboo your teachers or professors have
ever made?
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