I took my final in an intro government class (I'm a government major, graduating on Saturday, but took an intro class because it was all that would fit in my schedule) and my prof had the following multiple choice Q on it:
What was the result of Furman v. Georgia?
A) wrong answer*; B) wrong answer*; C) ruled death penalty cruel & unusual; D) wrong answer*
*those three were wrong, they had nothing to do with the death penalty. I know the option re: the death penalty was the "correct" answer.
In '72 (Furman) it was ruled the current application of the death penalty was unconstitutional because it wasn't being applied consistently. In '76 (Gregg) that ruling was reversed because states changed their application.
I'm figuring she is just horribly misinformed rather than lying to us. I base this belief off previous misinformation she has fed us (and I have corrected). There was an instance, on another test, where she asked the minimum wage as of July 24, 2008. It was $6.55. It put $6.55. I got it marked wrong. When I confronted her she tried to argue she wanted the wage after the first increase, but prior the second. Why she didn't ask for that is beyond me.
So, how do I inform her of her mistake? Further, and more importantly, how do I protect future students from this "blind leading the blind" instructor? I already gave her constructive criticism on class eval. sheets, but I feel I need to do more. Lots more.