On Mon, 11 May 2015 15:39:01 -0700, Robin Musselman wrote:
Talking to a colleague today about student excuses and I mentioned
that dead grandmothers have been replaced by.....?
I'm fairly certain the substitute was mentioned on this list, but I
just
can't remember. Anyone who can help me?
I think you might be referring to a Tips thread that Nancy Melucci
started back in September 2014. Here is a link to a response
by Miguel Roig on Mail Archive that will put you in the middle of
the thread (go to the bottom to get links to all of the responses):
http://www.mail-archive.com/tips%40fsulist.frostburg.edu/msg12144.html
I don't remember if someone/thing (some people get upset if
their computer dies; I hope we're not in "Her" territory here) has
replaced grandma/pa but you can examine the thread.
Also, Chris Green posted on Tips a message about the
best student excuses back in August 2012; see:
http://www.mail-archive.com/tips%40fsulist.frostburg.edu/msg08531.html
The basis for his post was an article on the "Inside Higher
Education" website on the "Best Student Excuses":
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/08/30/british-lecturer-compiles-best-student-excuses
NOTE: Don't forget to look at the comments below the
article.
-Mike Palij
New York University
[email protected]
P.S. So, I guess most Tipsters are gonna binge view all summer. ;-)
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