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On having gone over to the dark side of teaching

§ November 19th, 2008 § Filed under uncategorized § 2 Comments

Dear Student,

You have missed eight class periods. EIGHT. That is FOUR WEEKS OF CLASS. That is two weeks more than my attendance policy allows.

Now I must admit against my will that your reasons are growing stronger as the absences mount:

First it was that you registered late. Then your hard drive crashed. Then you couldn’t get tech support to work on your hard drive, so you had to take it to Seattle. Then your ride left early. Then you couldn’t find a ride back. Then you were sick. Then you got more sick. Now your grandmother is sick and you, of all people, had to be the one to take care of her.

I’m sorry, but I choose to no longer deal with your shit. It is all just too much for my poor brain, so I plead with you: PLEASE DROP THIS CLASS so I don’t have to fail you. Because the fact is, you’ve cried wolf a little too much and I simply don’t believe you anymore.

Sincerely,

Your instructor