Been there, done that. Some years ago I taught Western Civ I at a local community college (U.S. two-year college) and failed a number of students for, well, failing to pass the exams or demonstrate accurate knowledge in their papers. I was not formally reprimanded, nor (to my knowledge) were the grades changed - for which I am grateful - but neither was I invited back to teach the next semester! So I empathize deeply with Professor Buckland. And now they're pushing the idea that everyone should get a college or university degree, while de-funding or under-funding vocational/technical schools... I ask you, who's going to provide services for all these nincompoops with letters after their names? And we continue to ship manufacturing jobs offshore, and wonder why our economy is going down a black hole. I hate to sound like Scrooge, but "Bah, humbug!" seems an increasingly accurate assessment of the situation.
Something is not right. This message is just to keep things from messing up down the road