U of T teacher safeguards granting marks to students who purchase his book, follow him on social media|The Star

A popular University of Toronto Mississauga professor is defending his choice to reward marks to his students if they buy his book and follow him on social media.Mitchell Huynh,

a sessional speaker at UTM and self-described “financial ninja, “is offering trainees a 5 percent top-up to their grade if they purchase his book”Dumb Cash,” get it signed by him, follow him onTwitter and Instagram, and connect with him on LinkedIn. Huynh told the Star that the Director of the Department of Management had actually sent him an email asking him to review the involvement grade setup, however Huynh stressed that “nothing has been concluded yet.” In a statement to the Star, U of T stated that it couldn’t go over the information of any

specific case due to the fact that of “individual privacy.””The university does have policies concerning grading and charges for course products,”

the declaration checked out.”The university’s grading policy states ‘grades are a procedure of the performance of a trainee. They are an indicator of the student’s command of the material of the elements of the scholastic program.'” Huynh claims to have turned his unfavorable net worth after finishing into “

a number of millions “over the course of a number of years. He has actually lectured at UTM for 3 years. University professors periodically note their own books or short articles on the class syllabus.

Much rarer is the practice of explicitly fulfilling students for buying the book. When asked why he hasn’t just made the book totally free to help his trainees, Huynh stated that”complimentary doesn’t impart value on the individual receiving it. “YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN …”I desire them to keep the book, I want them to use the book, so anytime they are aiming to carry out on their wealth strategy, it’s there for them,”he said. His book is priced anywhere from

$6 to $28 online, he states, which is”not an exorbitant amount, “compared to other university textbooks. Backlash on social media was

swift, with some implicating him of being “desperate “and others stressing how “tight” cash is for students. Huynh is unmoved by the criticism, choosing

instead to focus on his trainees. “My course is among the highest-rated courses in the Department of Management,”he states.

“I get fantastic feedback each time I get comments from my trainees.”YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN … The professor sent out the Star a copy of the anonymous feedback he got from students last term. Of the 35 trainees who picked to respond to the assessments, the huge majority applauded him.(Anonymous, end-of-semester examinations are one of the only times irritated trainees can safely– and creatively– air complaints versus their professors.)”Excellent class. I would say that this is among the most helpful classes you can take at UTM,”reads one evaluation. “Amazing professor with an eager understanding of course material, “reads another. In the middle of the appreciation comes the odd insult(“the course is generally the professor retelling how he got rich and extoling wealth”)but the comments are mostly positive. Get more of today’s top stories in your

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part of Huynh’s reasoning for entering academic community in the very first place, he said.”I wish to favorably influence the lives of five million individuals,”he said.” Teaching, as you say, is not a money-maker at all. It in fact creates less than 5 per cent of my annual earnings.”Huynh likewise functions as the