I am happy to report that I have decreased the mortality rate of
grandmothers on test dates by stipulating that all make-ups will be
short-answer essay format and must be taken during finals week. As far as
excuses for late papers, grandmother deaths have also been replaced by
computer crashes caused by viruses they contract in the OUR lab. They
always look very wounded when they report this.
Sally A. Radmacher, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Missouri Western State College
4525 Downs Drive
St. Joseph, MO 64507
(816) 271-4353
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
Behalf Of Kenneth M. Steele
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 9:46 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: replacement for the dead grandmother
My anecdotal impression is that "my computer crashed and ate my
disk" has now replaced "dead grandmother" and "sibling in car
crash" as the most popular reason why a paper cannot be turned
in at the assigned time.
So far today it is 2/16 and still 15 minutes until class.
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Kenneth M. Steele [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Associate Professor
Dept. of Psychology
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608
USA
