while I believe the short response with no room for argument is best - maybe you need to add a line to the syllabus.
" any request for grade changes must have a mathematical proof"
Okay, um, I'm lost. Uh, I'm angry, and I'm armed, so if you two have something that you need to work out --
Mal ,'War Stories'
Spike's Bitches 46: Don't I get a cookie?
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
beth b - Dec 17, 2010 1:31:17 pm PST #11228 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
javachik - Dec 17, 2010 1:34:34 pm PST #11229 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
True but too harsh so am editing to keep holding my tongue. Or, fingers. Whatever the case is. Which is lowercase, not asscaps.
Steph L. - Dec 17, 2010 1:36:44 pm PST #11230 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I have prescription cough medicine! I still can't breathe through my nose.
I'm still watching S1 of The OC, and Luke just almost kissed Julie Cooper. Also, the whole annoying Oliver storyline is almost over.
sumi - Dec 17, 2010 1:37:07 pm PST #11231 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!
I can't believe that you are allowed to release adult students grades to anyone other than the student. (Isn't that against FERPA? At least - here we're not allowed to discuss students records with anyone that isn't the student.)
Hil R. - Dec 17, 2010 1:40:28 pm PST #11232 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I can't believe that you are allowed to release adult students grades to anyone other than the student. (Isn't that against FERPA? At least - here we're not allowed to discuss students records with anyone that isn't the student.)
The student gave me permission to discuss his grades with his father.
sumi - Dec 17, 2010 1:43:11 pm PST #11233 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!
Ah.
Barb - Dec 17, 2010 1:53:11 pm PST #11234 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
Sweet crispy jaysus, Hil, that's just mind-boggling.
I've made my kids take their lumps gradewise since they started school. Was I happy when Nate got Ds & Fs? No. Did I explain to him, "Well, if you had actually done your work your grades might have been better?" Yes. Were there problems with the teacher? Yes, which contributed to Nate not doing the work, but bottom line was he didn't do the work, so he got the grades he deserved.
Steph L. - Dec 17, 2010 2:21:09 pm PST #11235 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
So, now that it's Friday night, with the doctor closed until Monday and all, it's probably not a good idea to google pneumonia symptoms, huh?
Shit.
DawnK - Dec 17, 2010 2:22:08 pm PST #11236 of 30000
giraffe mode
Steph, urgent care?
sj - Dec 17, 2010 2:22:16 pm PST #11237 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Teppy, is there an urgent care near you that is open on the weekend?