Re: Deer astrology professur mihos

Chris Mihos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]: 

> 
> You know how, at the beginning of the semester, you explicitly spelled
> out the course requirements? like how homework was a big fraction of
> the grade, but that you would preview it for us and correct it
> *before* we turned it in, so we could get really good homework scores?
> and how we could drop our lowest quiz score and all that?
> 
> well, i knew all that, but i still didn't bother turning in a few 
> homeworks. And I screwed up a whole bunch of quizzes. so i'm
> wondering, even though you said at the beginning how there would be no
> extra credit, can i do some extra credit to save my grade? i know most
> every one else managed to get homework in on time, and all that, but
> see I'm really not used to getting poor grades, and I'd like you to
> make an exception for me.
> 
> signed,
> concerned student
> 
> ps: oh by the way, I'm a premed who is currently getting a "B" in your
> class.
> 

The student forgot to mention that they worked very, very hard in the
course and that they know other students who are working hard and also
are not doing well, therefore it is the professors fault.  

I am confident that Prof. Mihos would have agreed and created some extra
credit if the student pointed this out. 

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