Devastating. I gave up teaching organic chemistry because parents threatened to sue if I didn't give their kid an A so he could get into med school. The dean caved to the parents. How can we ever fix this? Great piece, Jessica, although the truth hurts and is very depressing.
A long time denizen of the Pacific Northwest, PhD science lover, educator, artist, farmer, chicken wrangler, contributing editor at SalishMagazine.org.
