tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post6605478366557991208..comments2024-03-28T17:50:17.529+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: It's been a busy few days ...Robert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-87987817942164772002010-06-19T19:38:44.460+01:002010-06-19T19:38:44.460+01:00Jfidz,
I am sure that someone has written such a ...Jfidz,<br /><br />I am sure that someone has written such a book, but if they have not, I could easily contribute a chapter!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-85366048744886434382010-06-19T19:37:13.404+01:002010-06-19T19:37:13.404+01:00Jim Hale,
The problem is that if you keep giving ...Jim Hale,<br /><br />The problem is that if you keep giving extensions to deadlines, the original concept of a deadline becomes pointless. As you say, this has now become the norm and students do not like it when deadlines are enforced.<br /><br />The exam board will not accept late submission of grades because the course - which is made up of 18 units - is assessed in-house. They do quality control sampling of the assessments done by the staff ... and this is quite rigorous!<br /><br />One thing that does annoy me is the 'It's not my fault because ...' excuses I keep getting. I am simply amazed at the number of computers and memory sticks that 'go wrong' during May and June each year. The Government should investigate this phenomena!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-34936477734193674142010-06-19T14:09:58.643+01:002010-06-19T14:09:58.643+01:00Teachers could write books about the excuses pupil...Teachers could write books about the excuses pupils (and parents)give! In fact someone has probably already done it - it sounds very much like the sort of thing Gervase Phinn might cobble together.jfidzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12691707855117125800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-32771189007542196142010-06-19T12:46:13.621+01:002010-06-19T12:46:13.621+01:00You can't change human nature unfortunately an...You can't change human nature unfortunately and there will be those who will always expect special consideration - something that appears to be coming the norm rather than the exception.<br /><br />Universities allow late submissions, docking a percentage of the mark according to the lateness of the piece. Obviously there is the deferral system too for those crises that pop up in everyone's lives. It is odd how many of these pop up the day before submission though...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-40727519029567125912010-06-19T11:33:14.613+01:002010-06-19T11:33:14.613+01:00I should add that my luggage was delivered a day o...I should add that my luggage was delivered a day or two later (I don't recall exactly -- it was over 40 years ago).<br /><br /><br />-- JeffBluebear Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07595975572873838050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-44647280841159369222010-06-19T09:03:36.396+01:002010-06-19T09:03:36.396+01:00Bluebear Jeff,
I must admit that I would also hav...Bluebear Jeff,<br /><br />I must admit that I would also have accepted that as an excuse as it sounds far too plausible (and difficult to refute!).<br /><br />Some years ago, when floppy discs were still used to store data on, a student told me that all his work was on a floppy disc that had been 'chewed up' by the school's computer. He told me that, "The computer has eaten my homework" which is at least a bit more original than the dog doing it!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-41430909102921520032010-06-19T03:01:47.975+01:002010-06-19T03:01:47.975+01:00I recall one year in college when we were supposed...I recall one year in college when we were supposed to return from Christmas break with some sort of paper for one class.<br /><br />I, of course, had been enjoying the holidays and had not written it. However, fortunately for me the airline had lost my luggage on the flight to school.<br /><br />I was able to show the professor the paperwork from the airline about my lost luggage.<br /><br />His response was that he really didn't think that I'd written the paper but that the documentation was too good not to accept.<br /><br />I wrote the paper that night and didn't get docked a grade.<br /><br />Sometimes we get lucky.<br /><br /><br />-- JeffBluebear Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07595975572873838050noreply@blogger.com