tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2816379396941577754.post3323391762928698228..comments2023-10-27T05:42:20.467-05:00Comments on NCTE High School Matters: Okay?NCTEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13158338704096862694noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2816379396941577754.post-23397437351928124992009-10-18T20:52:31.584-05:002009-10-18T20:52:31.584-05:00Far too familiar. Except my experience is usually...Far too familiar. Except my experience is usually...<br /><br />"I don't have my homework/journal/paper done and printed for class right now, so can I put it in your mailbox tomorrow morning?"<br /><br />"Okay."<br /><br />Two weeks later...<br /><br />"Mrs. F, why do I have half credit on that homework assignment? I put it in your mailbox like you said I could!"<br /><br />"But my saying you could put it in my mailbox didn't exempt you from the late work policy, did it?"<br /><br />Oh teenagers...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2816379396941577754.post-22555864813190762222009-10-11T09:45:02.100-05:002009-10-11T09:45:02.100-05:00Was there anything in that message about the test?...Was there anything in that message about the test? I mean, did the student explicitly ask for permission to miss the test? If not, then this appears to be an adolescent con. I'm sorry, forgot the story in two weeks means he/she didn't have it in the first place. One can deconstruct this dialog forever and it still comes down to someone trying to duck a responsibility.Mr. Kenneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02499047935926673055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2816379396941577754.post-89994610760601929422009-10-11T06:39:16.713-05:002009-10-11T06:39:16.713-05:00Okay, Okay! Back to the thesaurus. I always feel a...Okay, Okay! Back to the thesaurus. I always feel a little odd telling a student that he must concern himself with an assignment when in the greater scheme of things, his problem is way more immediate and important. <br />At the start of a school year, I inform all students that all assignments must be completed sooner or later. Absent does not mean freebie.<br />They reply, "Okay!"<br />M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com