300, Failures in Stats

I recently had a very short, yet interesting, and revealing discussion with the instructor of our stats class. Apologetic even for the exam and the annihilation of many students, but quick to point out that it "served those right" that never come to class (and I would agree). Unfortunately many did poorly that are there everyday, get extra help, attend the review and tutor sessions and work their assess off. What about them?

To have anyone with under 30 out of 100 would be tragic let alone statistically important. But to have as many as we did on this exam, it is truly problematic. But like the foe of Sparta, if you perceive yourself as a great, kind teacher, and God of knowledge, then there is only carnage and repeat of the gesture for future classes. There will be no learning here without intervention. I hope quickly for the sake of future classes, and our futures. And by the way, it shouldn't be those that scored well that are consulted about how the experience went. Administration would be best suited to ask all those that scored the average or worse, below the parametric low mean, in the left handed tail.  For in their descriptions will be the truth of what happened here (or what didn't happen), and what apparently has happened before in this class at the "Hot Gates" of Statia.  We brought many warriors. They only brought bad questions and a truly skewed perspective on what it is we are doing here.