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A professor didn't think Australia was a country and gave a student a 0 on an assignment
Posted on 2/12/18 at 8:15 am
Posted on 2/12/18 at 8:15 am
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Southern New Hampshire University has replaced an online adjunct professor who initially failed a student’s assignment because the professor thought Australia wasn’t a country.
An email exchange between the student, a 27-year-old stay-at-home mother in Idaho completing a degree at SNHU in sociology, and the professor was revealed in a Buzzfeed story Thursday and went viral.
Ashley Arnold was working on an assignment to compare American social norms to that of another country. She chose social media use in Australia but earned a zero for a portion of the project’s grading rubric because the professor believed Arnold didn’t select a country.
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Posted on 2/12/18 at 8:17 am to canteen
How does that happen when we have Google on our phones?
Posted on 2/12/18 at 8:20 am to GetCocky11
Technically, Australia isn't a country. It's the Aborigine native homeland and it was stolen and raped by Western Invaders.
Posted on 2/12/18 at 8:20 am to GetCocky11
I mean what did you expect from an online degree program.
Posted on 2/12/18 at 8:21 am to GetCocky11
Sociology is for idiots
Posted on 2/12/18 at 8:21 am to GetCocky11
I'm sure SNHU hasn't let their educational mission get left behind in their massive push for online students
Posted on 2/12/18 at 8:22 am to GetCocky11
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completing a degree at SNHU in sociology,
The offers are going to just be pouring in....
Posted on 2/12/18 at 8:22 am to GetCocky11
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Southern New Hampshire University
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online adjunct professor
This post was edited on 2/12/18 at 8:28 am
Posted on 2/12/18 at 8:23 am to BloodSweat&Beers
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How does that happen when we have Google on our phones?
What is the average American worse at answering? Questions about basic geography? Questions about basic American history and government?
Posted on 2/12/18 at 8:25 am to Upperdecker
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Sociology is for idiots
So are online colleges. Should’ve enrolled in Trump U.
Posted on 2/12/18 at 8:26 am to Esquire
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Trump U
Free wine and steaks!
Posted on 2/12/18 at 8:31 am to GetCocky11
Lack of knowledge about Government and Geography is rampant among your average American citizens. Government leads the lack of knowledge scenario followed by Geography IMHO. 
Posted on 2/12/18 at 8:34 am to SabiDojo
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Technically, Australia isn't a country. It's the Aborigine native homeland and it was stolen and raped by Western Invaders.
Posted on 2/12/18 at 8:40 am to SabiDojo
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It's the Aborigine native homeland and it was stolen and raped by Western Invaders.
Posted on 2/12/18 at 9:01 am to GetCocky11
I had a geography teacher in 9th Grade who was also the baseball coach and was an idiot. I’m confident almost every student knew more about geography than he did. He started off one class saying this:
“This unit we’re going to be studying the country of Africa”
“...Coach, Africa is a continent.”
“Well you’re right in saying that, but like Australia, it’s also a country.”
He would then argue with us saying they would never name a country South Africa. In a different class, he was also apparently arguing with some of the students that New York City was the Capitol of New York. He was a very nice guy, but an idiot and had no business teaching anything except for baseball (which to be fair he was a good baseball coach).
“This unit we’re going to be studying the country of Africa”
“...Coach, Africa is a continent.”
“Well you’re right in saying that, but like Australia, it’s also a country.”
He would then argue with us saying they would never name a country South Africa. In a different class, he was also apparently arguing with some of the students that New York City was the Capitol of New York. He was a very nice guy, but an idiot and had no business teaching anything except for baseball (which to be fair he was a good baseball coach).
This post was edited on 2/12/18 at 9:29 am
Posted on 2/12/18 at 9:03 am to OMLandshark
Yeesh. All my teachers in middle school and high school had at least masters degrees.
Posted on 2/12/18 at 9:03 am to GetCocky11
I bet he thinks Africa is a country.
Posted on 2/12/18 at 9:10 am to OMLandshark
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I had a geography teacher in 9th Grade who was also the baseball coach and was an idiot.
Same, except mine was only there to coach cheerleaders. Ive been a fan of other cultures and traveling since I was a little kid so I basically taught her geography. She didn't like me much.
Posted on 2/12/18 at 9:12 am to SabiDojo
quote:well technically it is. Thats like saying the USA isnt a country cause we stole it from the Indians.
Technically, Australia isn't a country.
and yes i said Indians. I have been to a couple Indian Powwows and it is not offensive.
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