adjuncthell: prima donna head tilt

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

prima donna head tilt

As Kristin, my resident prima donna in the 8h class, was turning in her test this morning...

--I have an excuse for last Friday.
--OK...
--When can I give it to you?
--You have to turn those in during office hours or by appointment.
--When are your office hours?
--MWF 1-3.
--Is that the only time?
--No, you can make an appointment but today I can only stay til 3h30 and today is your last chance for that absence since you guys have to get your paperwork in within 3 business days.
--But my classes end at 9.

I paused a second here and just looked at her. Things were slowly starting to compute but she didn't want to admit that coming back to campus was her only option. Finally I tired of the Mexican standoff and said:

--You'll have to come back I guess.

Another pause as her head tilted a little like that dog thing when they hear a really intriguing new sound and are trying to figure it out.

--Oh. OK.

Heaven forbid my schedule not mesh perfectly with yours. Heaven forbid you have to go to any extra exertion to fulfill a course responsibility, too. Heaven forbid you take school seriously as a real commitment, for that matter.

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