I came into my cubicle this morning to find two thank you cards from students. I guess they were thanking me because they passed. Just as I don't want students to blame me for them not passing the course, I also don't want the students to thank me for passing the course. I hope students realize that their passing or not passing is completely their doing, not mine.
The thank you cards are nice, though. I like them a better than e-mails like these...
"I just checked my final grade in this course. I was surprised to see I did so poorly on both final exams. I studyed really hard for both of them. I felt some of the questions on the test..expecially the lab final was not what I expected. It seems that I have had continous problems with your exams, and I am not quit sure why. Are you planning to curve our grades any?..I have a 67% right now."
or this one...
"So maybe I should just bomb on the test to get the F for the failing grade and not just a semi passing grade. To look on the bright side atleast I haven't been diagnosed with a terminal illness or lost one of my children. "
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