Tom Hanna's Lifestream

Here, courtesy of Tom Hanna. I think I've heard all of these at least once in my 64-year teaching career. Below are some of my favourites from the list, but be sure to click on the link to see the entire form:Universal Grade Change Form

To: (professor/teacher/instructor)________________________ From:_____________________

I think my grade in your course,_________________, should be changed from___to___for the following reasons: ____The persons who copied my paper made a higher grade than I did.

____The person whose paper I copied made a higher grade than I did.

____This course will lower my GPA and I won't get into:

__Med School __Dental School __Chiropractic School __Acupuncture school __Grad School __Mickey Mouse Club

____You told us to be creative but you didn't tell us exactly how you wanted that done.

____I was creative and you said I was just shooting the bull.

____The lectures were:

__too detailed to pick out important points

__not explained in sufficient detail

__too boring

__all jokes and no material

__too serious--not enough entertainment to keep me awake.

____All my other profs have agreed to raise my grades.