A professor at Middle Tennessee State University got caught up with some cheating allogations going on in his classroom and decided to take it a little too far. He came up with the idea of having his students sign a pledge stating that if they cheated, then they will be condemned to hell and also be sorry for the rest of life and go to hell. Many students were offended by this pledge and students complained to the board about the outrageous contract. The professor later commented on his actions by saying he overreacted but is simply just trying to raise standards in the classroom. He also said he would take back the part about going to hell, which is simply what caused all the controversy and problem.
I think that the professor clearly didnt think about the consequences that come along with this action. I can understand the amount of frustration he was going through with led him to coming up with the pledge agreement. He clearly wanted to make a point somehow to try to get the students to feel bad and not cheat on his test. However, he only seemed to put himself in a hole in which his contract only got him some complaints against himself.
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