I think I do a good job of cutting through students' BS and maintain something that resembles coherent standards for acceptable work. That means that I say “No” to them a lot. I feel that I should try to even things out a bit. Here are a few declarations of “Yes.”
Dewey Decimal: You seem genuinely surprised that I would give you a zero on your lab report for cheating. Yes, moving the decimal place in your results is cheating. Thanks for telling your lab partner that you did this on Facebook so he could take a screenshot and turn you in.
Predicting Pricilla: You failed every single exam and your homework grade is a D. Yes, you are correct. You are going to fail this class unless I give you some extra credit. Pricilla, I’ve got good news and bad news. The good news is that you are at least smart enough to have figured this out all by yourself. Do you know what the bad news is?
Begging Bernard: Thank you for sending me an email explaining that you received a zero for the recent online homework assignment. Did you miss the deadline? Yes. Do I believe that you tried to submit your answers to the website the next day? Yes! Did the program not accept them? Yes! Can you get an extension? Ye – whoa. I got a little carried away there. That was a close one. Yes, indeed.
I say yes to the Beaker-man every night. Then I wake up. Alone.
ReplyDeleteOh Gawd Kimmie, your comment made me laugh till I cried. I come for the misery, I stay for the laffs.
ReplyDeleteBTW, way to deliver the smackdown B-Ben.
Rowr.
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