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I didn't see a thread and I wanted to emote, so here we are :)

My professorship at one of my Universities got extended, so yay for that! The administration is super happy with my ratings, especially as a new professor for a brand new program that had some hiccups.

This spring intern is off to a bad start with me. You wait 2 weeks to respond to my intro email and then, after presumably reading what I say I need from you to begin, you tell me what you already have. Fool, if that was sufficient, I wouldn't have asked you for anything else. But it wasn't, so I did. Stop trying to be lazy before you even start, damn.
 

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Congrats on your extension!!!

Not to derail your thread but do you ever give a student a better grade even if they didn't earn it but because they are really trying?
 

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Well if the student turns in what they already have and it’s not what you requested have that “F” waiting for them.

I also support allowing students to redo and resubmit assignments.
 

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Congrats on your extension!!!

Not to derail your thread but do you ever give a student a better grade even if they didn't earn it but because they are really trying?

Thank you!

And yes, within reason. Like, you're not going to go from an F to an A, know what I mean? I've had students who I know were struggling with life stuff and they stayed in communication, let me know what was going on, really tried hard so I'd cut them a little break :)
 

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I really want students to understand that study guides are a bonus. Not a right. So when I tell you that I'm going to put one together and have it to you by X date, I really need for you to not email me DAILY asking when it will be posted.

Good gracious.
 

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It’s the end of one term and a new one starts next week.

It’s always fun because the flood of emails comes in trying to get extra points for this and that.

I don’t remember doing that when I was a student.
 

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End of the semester. Final submissions are due in an hour and my phone is pop locking nonstop with emails from students who are having issues uploading their work.

Why wait until the last minute? And I’d be dead wrong if I ignored their messages. SMH.
 

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I'm the only one emoting in this thread lol...

Anyhoo...

It's really frustrating when students have an assignment due...and the assignment literally has a list of everything that needs to be included. Intro...explanation of x, y, z...references...etc.

It's a checklist. A straight up checklist. All you have to do is go down the list and compare it to your work to make sure that you haven't missed anything.

But inevitably...folks do their own thing and then get irritated when they lose points because they omitted something.

THERE WAS A CHECKLIST! BUT YOU DIDN'T CHECK THE LIST.
 

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