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NJCher

(43,523 posts) Tue Apr 22, 2014, 10:45 PM Apr 2014

'Tis the season (when failing students go berserk)

It's the season when failing students come to terms with their F and take it out on the teacher. And to be fair, not every failing student resorts to such measures.

Florida music professor sucker-punched in garage over suspected bad grade

Miami Dade College professor, Marc Magellan, reportedly suffered a broken nose, hand and other injuries after being attacked in a campus garage on April 15. The 31-year-old suspects it could have easily been ordered out by a vengeful student.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/fla-professor-sucker-punched-garage-suspected-grade-article-1.1765277#ixzz2zfpg9j8m

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'Tis the season (when failing students go berserk) (Original Post) NJCher Apr 2014 OP

Don't forget the verbal abuse, too. knitter4democracy Apr 2014 #1

The only thing keeping me going this year... AnneD May 2014 #2

knitter4democracy

(14,350 posts)

1. Don't forget the verbal abuse, too.

Reply to NJCher (Original post)

Wed Apr 23, 2014, 09:44 PM

Apr 2014

Parents and students start in on teachers, and it's just overwhelming some days.

AnneD

(15,774 posts)

2. The only thing keeping me going this year...

Reply to NJCher (Original post)

Fri May 9, 2014, 02:22 PM

May 2014

is the fact that I am retiring this year.

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