i forgot

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Im so sorry i forgot to turn in my paper, I did do on time can you please find it in your heart to give me some credit i would be truly grateful

instructions

"Dear professor, I'm sorry I submitted more than one assignment. I didn't understand until after I read the instructions."

from Dana, a marketing professor teaching upper-level courses

Critical thinking skills

Michael teaches an upper-level economics course. A student emailed him that she was going to have hand surgery in the next couple of weeks and wondered what she could do to ensure she didn't fall behind.

He went into great detail about reading ahead, learning to use a computer mouse with the opposite hand, working now on the case study due in a couple of weeks, etc.

Really? Shouldn't a college-level student be able to use her vast critical thinking skills to figure this one out on her own?