Catch up: A junior at the University of Oklahoma claimed she received a 0/25 grade on her psychology course assignment because she argued for “Christian beliefs.” The far-right mediasphere is eating it up, and the story has gained national attention due to the swift and misguided decision to suspend the TA who graded the paper. The student claims to have filed a “discrimination on religious grounds” complaint after she failed the assignment.
The assignment: Write a 650-word essay on this article “demonstrating that you read the assigned article, and include a thoughtful reaction to the material presented in the article. The best reaction papers illustrate that students have read the assigned materials and engaged in critical thinking about some aspect of the article.” This assignment was made to an upper-level psychology course and students had six weeks to complete it.
The grading rubric, as provided by the student herself:
Does the paper show a clear tie-in to the assigned article? (1…
