Isn't it Just So Unfair!
After spending two and one half weeks covering the chapter on gas
laws in chemistry, a review was in order. Two full days of
reviewing word problems and actual questions from the test
ensued.
Was the class prepared?......
Would they ever be?
Test: Monday.
With certain students gone on field trips on each of the two
days, there was a distinct reviewing disadvantage present in some
of the students. Unfortunately, they would have to rely on the
mere two and one half weeks of class discussions they had taken
part in.
The students walked into the third period class on Monday.
They have had the weekend to study.
They will be prepared......right?
Well, one student has already made a class appeal to postpone the
test because the class doesn't feel that they've prepared or been
prepared well enough.
Appeal denied. What a wicked, cold teacher.
One student comes into class early in order to ask permission to
use the telephone for some important situation that has arisen.
Permission granted. What a wonderful teacher.
As the student comes back in the room, the teacher is putting an
end to the last minute cramming by telling his class to put their
books away. The young man who has just used the telephone asks
the teacher, as if claiming his birthright, for a few minutes to
look over everything before he receives his test.
Permission denied. Cold-hearted, cruel, and unsympathetic
teacher.
Sitting in silent disbelief for a moment, the now upset young man
then makes a statement something similar to this, "So that's
it? I missed out, huh? Too bad for me. I don't get to
study."
The sockets of the evil, creature-teacher envelope his eyes in
utter disbelief as he says to the student, "Well, I suppose
you could've studied during your last period."
The above true story was written on 3/3/97, the actual date of
the event. The story is not completely accurate, due to a lack of
the immediate recording of the information. The actual intent of
the student's words are portrayed as closely as possible. No
deceit or mininformation was intended.