Friday, March 11, 2011

One of my students seriously sent me this:

Hola Sr. Ray
I missed class yesterday and I was wondering about a make up test I could take. I have no valid excuse other than I had problems with my girlfriend. To be honest the while thing seemed like a guiding light story, if you'd like to hear it I wouldn't mine if it means I get to make up the test I missed. Lol

Is it just my imagination, or is this the most asinine thing you have ever read?


I have not responded yet, although I have composed several scathing emails, which I am pretty sure I deleted instead of sending. That part was not easy. I do try to remember that if an email contains the phrase "You dumb motherhumper" it will only cause me trouble in the future. What seems like devastating wit can quickly become evidence if there are any troubles later on....

4 comments:

  1. well, if it was a 'Passions' storyline, I would say you have no choice but to excuse it!!!

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  2. Now that you mention it if he had mentioned Precious, Shuis or even just crazy ass Beth, I'd probably be interested in hearing his story. As it is, most of my response emails began with: Bitch, PLEASE & ended with some insolence to do with the proper spellings of "whole" & "mind"

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  3. wow.id tell him yes i will give u a makeup after you ditch the girlfriend that's not thinking of your future and impeding your academics.......

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  4. Praise.
    Blesst.
    Tell him he can make up the test for a C at best, if he gets 100% correct. by the end of the day that you send back the email. or better yet, respond that he could have taken it early if he knew he was going to be getting into such trouble with the missus, try that next time. Until then, some extra credit would be community service in the spanish speaking community. Delivering sandwiches to illegal construction workers.

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