It's In the Syllabus
I spend a lot of time to write
A syllabus for class:
These are the rules, the dates of tests,
The points you need to pass.
I even make a video
Where I sit and explain
What’s written in the syllabus
So that they can’t complain.
I make a lovely website, too,
With all the files. They can
Find schedules, homework, old exams,
Who teaches where and when.
Yet nonetheless, the emails come.
“When is the homework due?”
“I heard there are no labs this week.
Say, is this really true?”
“I did not know there was a quiz.
Please, can I take it late?”
“When is my lab?” “We have a test?
I cannot make the date!”
It drives me nuts. They did not read.
I feel the urge to yell –
Of course, that’s unprofessional,
And so I simply tell
The student: “In the syllabus
It states, right on page two …”
And quote the lines – because, what else
Am I supposed to do?
5/9/2017
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Copyright © Agnes Krampe | Year Posted 2017
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