I got a good one the other day: A student thought that because I canceled my Monday office hours that Tuesday class was canceled too. I asked him if he'd read the email I'd sent out, and he said, "Yeah, you didn't mention that Tuesday class was canceled, but I just figured it would be if you weren't around on Monday."
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2 comments:
That's hysterical!
I got a good one the other day: A student thought that because I canceled my Monday office hours that Tuesday class was canceled too. I asked him if he'd read the email I'd sent out, and he said, "Yeah, you didn't mention that Tuesday class was canceled, but I just figured it would be if you weren't around on Monday."
Huh?
Aagh!!!
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