I decided to go back and make a list of the late file excuses I received this past summer. Some were legitimate reasons for late work, but most were not.
Here is an original excuse I would like to share. Class began on June 7th; this e-mail was received on June 28th. No discussions or quizzes had been completed before this date.
“My husband and I just got our textbook last night because our car died and we had to run out a buy a new one and we were not able to purchase our book until last night. We spent all day trying to get completely caught up and my husband got his files submitted to the dropbox, but unfortunately in between the time when I attached the files and hit send, the clock struck 11:59. I was just wondering if there was any way that I can still submit them. Please let me know how I can solve this and I appreciate your time”
I responded that work that was over one week late would not be accepted, per the syllabus. Neither the husband or wife responded back to my e-mail. Notice also the 11:59 p.m. time. If you were a student, would you wait until the clock struck the last minute to upload your work?
This summer session has been very frustrating, however, I learned from these students. My fall classes will have many changes that should make my life easier.
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Mary, I understand your frustration. Sometimes I think that the nature of disembodied communication is such that students are not ashamed to make outlandish requests and want to see if what they throw at you will stick. They really can't "lose face."
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