Comment by bongodongobob

Comment by bongodongobob 2 months ago

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I don't understand. Your professor said the paper wasn't due, then bumped up the date, told you about it last minute, said you didn't have to turn the paper in, but you did anyway?

I'm lost.

DiscourseFan 2 months ago

>I don't understand. Your professor said the paper wasn't due, then bumped up the date, told you about it last minute, said you didn't have to turn the paper in, but you did anyway?

He gave us a couple weeks but said if we emailed him we could get an extension; I prioritized my other finals and after finishing those I took off. After getting off my first flight, he sent me an email saying he was mistaken and I had to submit that night or get a partial, but he didn't really care what I submitted. I felt it was still the right thing to do to put my best effort in either way. And I wanted it off my mind for my trip.

sfink 2 months ago

It was a little unclear, but my reading is that the professor didn't actually care if it was submitted, but the school did. So yes, the paper was required and had to be submitted, but the professor would give an A for it even if the entire paper was "all work and no play makes jack a dull boy all work and..."