Sharing something…interesting April 24, 2014

You must always learn to see the humor in everything, and with today’s climate of “grade grubbing”, I thought this article was worth sharing.

“Professor Beaten Over a Bad Grade?”

“Police are exploring the possibility that a student angry about a grade could have ordered a "hit" on a Miami Dade College professor, The Miami Herald reported. Marc Magellan, a professor of music and humanities, was beaten in a parking lot on the college's Kendall campus last week by an unknown attacker. Mallegan says the assailant yelled "Professor Marc" before punching him in the face and smashing his head against the ground, leaving him with a broken nose and hand.”

“The professor says his assailant's words, along with the fact that none of his personal belongings were taken in the attack, means he was targeted, possibly by a student. "There is nobody I can think of who would have wanted to attack me so brutally unless there was some sort of grudge or chip on their shoulder," Magellan told the Herald. "In my business, yes, the only people who hold grudges are the ones who I've had to drop or fail. It comes with the territory I guess." A college spokesman said this kind of crime, especially in broad daylight, was unprecedented for the campus, and that on-campus security has been increased as a precaution.”

Read it here: http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2014/04/24/professor-beaten-over-bad-grade#sthash.IYgLRmdN.dpbs

If this was a student, they have indeed earned an F!

Dr Flavius A B Akerele III

The ETeam