Because my students are sometimes obsessed with the number of points they might potentially earn for their assignments, their tests, or just breathing, I try to make it a point to note on every assignment just how many points it's worth.
But every once in a while I write "this test is worth points" on the instructions, intending to fill in the actual number of points before I print and copy the whole thing, and then I forget to fill in the number. The students are exasperated by this and they don't think it's funny. But I am amused when it happens.
Why does this matter? My frosh are taking a test today, their last one before their final exam, and I am so tempted to write "this test is worth points" and deliberately not fill in the number.
It will torture them.
But it will amuse me.
It's a fine line here. And I'm probably going to cross it.
2 comments:
this is one of the reasons why you were my favorite teacher.
and also one of the pleasures of wanting to become a teacher.
: )
I love teacher humor! Sometimes it is fun to torture them just for the heck of it ; )
Post a Comment