I remember a time when just discussing/debating a final grade with your teacher was frowned upon. Those days have long gone, for now students feel as though they are entitled to receive certain grades. I'm all for keeping it academically real, fighting for your grade, and taking ownership of your work. However, suing for $1.3 million over a grade is when keeping it real has gone too far! As we discuss college climate, social/culture capital we must look at who the privileged think they are and what they are entitle to. Are the privileged the faculty or students? Do students now have the perception that I can get whatever I want under any means necessary? Do these actions have any effect on how faculty teach and administrators develop policy? Such actions are shocking but a definite example of the Signs Of the Times!!
The initial lawsuit
http://articles.mcall.com/2013-02-12/news/mc-lehigh-university-student-sues-over-grade-20130211_1_nicholas-ladany-supplemental-internship-partway-lehigh-lawyer
The decision
Signs of the Times!! http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/02/15/172098330/grad-who-sued-over-c-grade-flunks-in-court
Wow, this is really over-the-top. I am failing to see where sexual discrimination falls into this case and I also think $1.3 is an outrageous price to demand. I guess I am just confused as to why she could not retake the course for a better grade and continue on her way to still became a state-licensed counselor. I think her entitlement stems from the fact that her father is a professor at the institution and therefore she has the means (capital) to demand a grade change. The fact that she is funded by and works for the university makes this case even more laughable.
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