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« Reply #2235 on: December 14, 2007, 10:39:44 PM » |
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This reminds me of the time a student requested a W after finding out hu had earned an F.
I once had a student request that I change his grade to "no credit" after he had earned an F because he failed to turn-in the final paper. Hahah. |
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« Reply #2236 on: December 14, 2007, 10:41:08 PM » |
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This reminds me of the time a student requested a W after finding out hu had earned an F.
I once had a student request that I change his grade to "no credit" after he had earned an F because he failed to turn-in the final paper. Hahah. |
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« Reply #2237 on: December 14, 2007, 11:58:14 PM » |
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Given Jim Bob's previous performance, I wouldn't be surprised either way. And, K16, take your attitude and shove it.
WOW.... someone finally came right out and said it! The rest of us have been hinting around about it. cms99... you are my new best friend. I would have your love child, but I am already having larryc and DvF's love children and I'm not having three kids. |
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« Reply #2238 on: December 15, 2007, 01:16:55 AM » |
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OK, it's been a long time since I had one, so here's my paraphrase:
"I thought I could get a C if I did ok on the final, and I think it was good. But I got a D! What gives?" [note: I am paraphrasing, so no reason to beat up on the informality, as I am condensing a longer, ungrammatical and typo-laden, email for your pleasure.]
Let's review: only showed up to half the classes, did none of the reading, participated once or twice all term, failed to use a single book, reading, or lecture item in the entire final...and slept through the review session.
So tired of this. Ready for a break, seriously.
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« Reply #2239 on: December 15, 2007, 10:05:41 AM » |
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Given Jim Bob's previous performance, I wouldn't be surprised either way. And, K16, take your attitude and shove it.
WOW.... someone finally came right out and said it! The rest of us have been hinting around about it. cms99... you are my new best friend. I would have your love child, but I am already having larryc and DvF's love children and I'm not having three kids. Although I don't want anyone to have my love, I am willing to consider extra credit. Wait... I just checked my syllabus... No extra credit. D@MN! Alan |
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Excuse me... which aisle would I find the unicorns and rainbows? No, Alan is a man among men, striding the Earth like a Colossus with a really big bladder, wearing a tool belt.
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« Reply #2240 on: December 15, 2007, 10:37:38 AM » |
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Given Jim Bob's previous performance, I wouldn't be surprised either way. And, K16, take your attitude and shove it.
WOW.... someone finally came right out and said it! The rest of us have been hinting around about it. Although I appreciate your attempt to speak for the masses, this small but vocal part of The Rest of Us certainly hasn't been hinting for anyone to shove anything anywhere. In fact, some of thought that the comment was petulant and uncalled for. |
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« Reply #2241 on: December 15, 2007, 03:22:50 PM » |
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Let's put this to rest. It was an unfortunate remark on my part. I may not always agree with Kaysixteen, but this was not the way to handle it, and I aplogize to him. Now, on to more silly emails about exams!
Dr. cms99,
I appologize for bothering you again, but is there any way that there
could be a mistake? I marked all my answers on my test while I was taking
it, and I checked those answers with the text book and your notes. The
most that I thought were wrong was 7. I knew the material, and I can't
see it possible that I missed 15 questions.
I would have liked to visit your office yesterday, but I was on the road
all day and didn't receive your email until last night. Will you hold
onto my exam until next semester? I would like to see it when I get back.
Thanks,
How I want to reply to this, but won't
Dear student,
No, I shred all exams the day after grades are posted. You're out of luck. Happy holidays.
Sincerely,
Dr. cms99
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« Reply #2242 on: December 15, 2007, 03:58:57 PM » |
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I'll see your dead grandparents, car wreck, hospitalization and arrest and raise you with a failing student whose car hit a deer on the way to the final exam and a student who has been MIA all semester who lost her debit card (I kid you not).
I don't see the connection. Was she unable to offer you sufficient bribes without her debit card? |
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« Reply #2243 on: December 15, 2007, 05:39:06 PM » |
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Okay, that's pretty much a rhetorical q
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« Reply #2244 on: December 15, 2007, 05:50:41 PM » |
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Sorry for that. I can't seem to edit my previous post.
Stapled hard copies of final research papers were due Friday at 11am. At 11:30 (while I'm in class receiving these papers), I get the following e-mail:
Tulipp--
Hear is my final paper. I will not be attending class today. I'll reimburse your staple if you want me to.
--X
The paper, of course, is not attached. In a fit of generosity, I say I will accept the paper by Saturday at 5, that this deadline should not present any problems if the paper is done, and that if I don't receive it by then, X will get a 0.
At 1:30 today, I receive this e-mail, with the (incomplete) paper:
Tulipp--
This deadline didn't present any problems at all. Except for the fact that I was out of town at a funeral. Here is my paper. So i'm getting a 0?
--X
Here is what I wrote back:
I'm puzzled by what is coming across as hostility. I am very sorry for your loss, but since you did not tell me you were out of town, I had no way of knowing.
As I said, as long as I got your paper by 5:00 today, I would accept it. It is now 4:30, and I have your paper. So you will get full credit.
I don't need affirmation really; I just wanted to share this incredibly frustrating exchange.
Tulipp
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« Reply #2245 on: December 15, 2007, 06:07:49 PM » |
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I don't need affirmation really; I just wanted to share this incredibly frustrating exchange.
Tulipp
Okay, so no affirmation. However, I do have a question. Is there some medical term for the kind of surgery that is required to remove a deeply embedded chip from a shoulder? This student would appear to require it. It may be that the hostility is the student's way of dealing with grief, stress, fear, or some combination of these. Any response from the student? |
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« Reply #2246 on: December 15, 2007, 06:22:34 PM » |
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No response so far. The student's last e-mail was followed by a second blank e-mail with the paper attached again, probably just to make sure that it went through.
You are probably right about the stress-grief connection here. My response to that last e-mail was about as cold as I have ever been to a student in an e-mail, but I just couldn't get any sympathy to win out over my annoyance, especially since I don't know if X went to a funeral or a "funeral."
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« Reply #2247 on: December 15, 2007, 09:36:24 PM » |
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I do not accept bribes via debit card. Cash only, or gold.
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« Reply #2248 on: December 15, 2007, 09:41:58 PM » |
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I do not accept bribes via debit card. Cash only, or gold.
I prefer precious metals, myself. |
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« Reply #2249 on: December 15, 2007, 10:12:45 PM » |
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Gold? K16, really. Really. You can't transport gold easily.
You want gems. Sew them into your hemline (or pockets) and off you go.
Gotta think ahead, K. You never know when you may have to flee with only your Faberge egg and one loyal Cossack.
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