...without a student emailing you: "Professor, I know this is sounds like an excuse, but my dog really ate my thumb drive, and that's why my assignment is a day late. I hope you'll accept it". Teaching wouldn't be the same without the comic relief moments. By the way, this is a commuter student that once got locked out of his house and came to the last five minutes of class just to get the homework, so I accepted the assigment.
What's the most outrageous excuse you've received this semester?
From a 17-year-old student taking my intro class: "I have Carple tunnel and can't type with my right hand, so I can't turn my paper in on time." Do 17-year-olds get Carple tunnel? Anyway - how about typing with one hand? Seems to work fine for texting.
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