I cling to the maxim that correlation is not causation in order not to feel massive guilt.
Otherwise fifteen years of evidence proves that on the dates that final drafts are due at least 20% of my students will suffer the death of a close relative, car trouble, and/or significant personal illness.
Having such power to provoke misery is spooky and unsettling.
I apologize to all the grandmothers I have killed by setting due dates for papers. Over fifteen years I tell you that I have filled cemeteries.
My best to all the mechanics whose lives I have enriched by setting due dates for papers. It is usually the starters that don't work.
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Today has to be a better day ;0)
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My favourite.
Confession is good for the soul so I'm not getting onto you.
Due to the number of such tales I hear I would have instructed you to go to your academic advisor for a medical withdrawal and told you to return after attending to family business.
My general comment not intended towards you is this.
The problem with such lies is that those students with mothers with cancer -- like my daughter last year -- sometimes can't catch a break because the teachers have heard it all before.
it's never too late to make your contribution to firming up the national character: announce due dates, say "no excuses." and stick with it. this new character will spread quickly too. and you'll get used to hearing whispers behind your back: as soon as you hear "vile bitch!" you know you are reclaimed from wussihood.
O the humanity.
Sadly, he also failed the class. And I wrote a lengthy note about how important it is to remember which relative has died, even if it's fictional. sigh. good times.