article_snippet.sent: (CNN)Pushed to his limits, a college professor took the extreme measure of threatening to fail a college professor entire class.
article_snippet.sent: a college professor expected a college professor missive would create some conflict, but that his missive could then be resolved quickly -- and quietly.
article_snippet.sent: Suddenly, a college professor name was spreading on Twitter, Facebook and Reddit, accompanied by the kind of strong, unvarnished opinions that you can make about people you've never met.
article_snippet.sent: a college professor was a hero who taught today's entitled youth a much-needed lesson, or an egotistical nightmare of a teacher who threw a fit.
article_snippet.sent: Once his words echoed in traditional and social media, the narrative -- angry prof flunks entire class -- might as well have been set in stone.
article_snippet.sent: the professor other complaint was about professionalism.
article_snippet.sent: On online message boards, users claiming to be students in the class accused the professor of exaggerating the situation or fabricating parts of the professor story.
article_snippet.sent: But it's likely the professor story will have a short shelf life.
article_snippet.sent: But the professor said the professor thinks this episode will follow the professor everywhere.
article_snippet.sent: the professor said the professor feels a public shaming of sorts.