Thursday, April 2, 2009

More bad news...

No, no, not economic news. It's just been a rough week for those allegedly brilliant academics who run things around here. Below, and excerpt from an email sent to me by a professor (who will remain nameless) about a paper I handed in five weeks ago.
I had guests over Saturday evening, and I did hours of cleaning before they came. Unwittingly, I may have thrown some of your papers away.
Unfortunately, this is NOT a joke. He seriously THREW AWAY our papers. Now, maybe it's just me, but I really have MUCH higher expectations for an institution that demands so much of my time and energy that could be going to other things. If I threw away my students' work, I would be reprimanded, disciplined, and probably never allowed to teach again. I have essays, quizzes, and homework from 24 students to keep track of, and this guy, with his humongous brain, can't keep track of 6? Argh.

2 comments:

marty said...

no no. see this is GREAT NEWS! why? because the next time he asks you for something (a paper, a cup of coffee, a hot dog) just say "oohhhhh. i was cleaning and i UNWITTINGLY threw it away." or maybe bring him said paper/coffee/hot dog and then throw it away right in front of him. THAT would be quite planful AND unwitting.

Sarah said...

"Sorry, I was very disorientated. Irregardless, your paper/coffee/hot dog is now in the trash."