GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — A Texas A&M Galveston professor has failed every student in his strategic management class, berating them via email as a disgrace to the school.
KPRC television station in Houston reports that Irwin Horwitz sent the email Thursday informing them of their failing grades and saying he’ll no longer teach the class.
The email said he’s reached “breaking point.” Horwitz accused the students of backstabbing and cheating, and said they lack maturity.
Some students told the television station the email came as a shock and voiced concern it could impact their career prospects.
University official Patrick Louchouarn says the failing grades won’t stick because the students haven’t finished the course and grades are applied on completion.
The department head will take over the class until the end of the semester.
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Information from: KPRC-TV, http://www.click2houston.com
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If half of what this professor says is true, then he has terrible classroom management, and should never be allowed in front of a classroom again. Especially a class teaching management, which he clearly would never be able to do in the private sector. Even if most of what he says is true, and it might be, it is mostly his fault it got that way. The class attitude reflects the teacher. I have never, ever had that sort of behavior in my classroom. When someone starts to manifest that attitude, I take care of it right away so it doesn’t spread. You know, like a good manager does.
And again, even if what he said is true, a blanket failure is extremely inappropriate and unprofessional. Surely there was one student diligently working in the corner for that A. There always is. The university is going to have to do something about this guy.
I guess he is a fan of my favorite management slogan: “The beatings will continue until morale improves”.
You don’t understand. The students are Aggies.
There must have been some Maggies involved as well …
¨Cmon, prof, we weren’t cheating, we were just doing field work in modern American business ethics!¨
I didn’t graduate from A&M, but got a couple of certifications there, and it wouldn’t surprise me if the prof was spot on with his evaluation … don’t forget indictment-prone alumni Rick Perry.