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My wife took his organic chemistry course at Princeton 20 years ago, and says he was an excellent teacher. Obviously many things can change in two decades, so t

• insane_dreamer 4y ago
  I wouldn't be surprised if his teaching style changed in his late 70s early 80s; people can naturally tend to become much more inflexible at that age. He might still be a genius in his area of expertise but no longer a good teacher.
  • dymk 4y ago
    Well the article doesn't give any evidence that that's the case. In fact it mentions that Jones' style is one that focuses less on drudgery and more on the interesting aspects of ochem.
    • mcguire 4y ago
      "WSN also accessed student evaluation records for courses taught by Jones, which showed that his scores had been consistently low for years — long before the spring 2022 student petition. In the past five years, Jones’ co-professors teaching the same course typically had scores around or above 4.0 on a 5.0 scale, while Jones averaged around 3.3. In his final semester, his evaluation score dropped to 2.4. "They were part of an experimental semester, one that was forced to combine the in-person with the online, and Jones was not considerate of the need for change. The document explains that more work is not equivalent to more learning, and provides an estimate of how much time an average student spends on the class per week. Students said they spent 11 to 19 hours per week on the course — a course that traditionally takes up 10 to 15 hours per week." https://nyunews.com/opinion/2022/10/05/maitland-jones-nytimes-response/ https://nyunews.com/opinion/2022/10/05/maitland-jones-nytime...