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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you have favorites? I knew most of mine liked me as a student but I was also always on time, participated and made great grades.

What's the best excuse you have ever heard?

Do you pass althletes? [/quote]

I don't have favorites, but I do have students that I dislike. I don't judge students based on their aptitude. I do judge (and frequently get annoyed) with students who:
-Don't turn work in/don't try but then can't understand why they do poorly in my classes
-Cheat, lie, have rude manners

I'd much rather an honest C students than a lying/cheating A/B student.

Athletes are often my best students.

Best excuse? Girl tells me she has a heavy period and can't take the exam. GTFO. Take an Advil hunny.[/quote]

Yeah - don't be so quick to judge health excuses. My mother had *heavy* periods, and couldn't do anything those days. Whens he was that age, she didn't know there was anything you could do about it. I know some kids will try everything, but there really are wacky health things out there.
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+1, my cramps are so bad I don't leave the house for a day or two.  I tried everything and at best it just takes the edge off things.  Its horrible.  Glad you were not my professor.[/quote]

I had horrific cramps too, but never made a habit our of sharing personal health info. Outside of my family, no one knows how bad my cramps were. If I were the girl in the example I would have told the professor I was "sick" and ask to reschedule (many are very understanding), get an excused absence from the health center (many professors would require this) or just suck it up and be miserable and look like I'm going to throw up any second. [/quote]

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