Anatomy and Physiology 2

To:  Students

This petition has been created for the students of Anatomy and Physiology 2 taught by Dr. Matthew J. Guerrera of Massachusetts College of Pharmacy to acknowledge the aforementioned professor's noticeable change in temperament starting July 13th, the date of the third exam. Evidence as suggested by the TAs and other classmates indicate that two anonymous students had approached a Dean and complained of Dr. Guerrera's teaching methods, leading to a sudden change in attitude towards the students that can be described as vengeful, immature, and unprofessional.

The key piece of the argument lies in the third and final exams. The exams included several open ended fill-in-the-blank questions that were difficult to find in our study materials. In addition, some multiple choice questions had answers ranging from letters A-H (8 answers) as opposed to the normal A-E choices. When compared to previous summer and spring exams of the same material, the previous exams were much closer to the study material than the one created specifically for this summer of 2009.

After the unpredictably difficult third exam and subsequent quizzes/exams/practicals, students' grades skewed downhill significantly. It is not the students' fault for failing to appreciate constructive criticism, and this sort of punishment is unethical. It is a general consensus among the students of his class that our grades from this semester are not reflective of our knowledge of the material.

By signing this petition, you believe that you would have received a significantly higher final grade if not for Dr. Guerrera's conscious decision to sabotage our academic standing. The petition will be brought to the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, David Tanner on Monday August 3, 2009 . You have the option whether or not to display your email address, but your names will remain confidential -- Dr. Guerrera will not have access to this information. Thank you for taking the time to read this lengthy petition, but know this –- we can bring light to a cause we have kept silent about.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

The Anatomy and Physiology 2 Petition to Students was created by and written by Gary Mei (gary.mei@my.mcphs.edu).  This petition is hosted here at www.PetitionOnline.com as a public service. There is no endorsement of this petition, express or implied, by Artifice, Inc. or our sponsors. For technical support please use our simple Petition Help form.