1. Sorry, I got high/drunk/laid last night is not a valid excuse for missing class 2. “Because I got high/drunk/laid last night, I missed class. I can’t make it to any of your office hours, so could you come in on the weekend and tell me everything I missed in class?” 3. “My other grandmother…
Your Law School Students Don’t Get Your Jokes Because You Are Old
It’s that time of year again. A new semester has sprung and you are thinking to yourself, wow, these students are idiots. They are not. What has actually happened is that you are the olds. It’s true. It’s happening to the best of us right now. These students aren’t aggressively apathetic to your jokes, they…
Five Excuses Your Prof Won’t Accept
The semester is in full swing. In fact, many students may actually already be thinking about finals. Although this doesn’t apply to any of the students we know, because it’s possible this current crop of scholars believe they learn through some sort of osmosis. Not the kind of osmosis that happens by actually showing up to class,…
Science Says Liberals Can’t Control Themselves
In exciting political/science news, science has shown that conservatives have greater self-control than their liberal peers. Woot! Go Conservatives! Except, despite the headline, the study seems to have shown nothing of the sort. It may have shown that conservatives show greater attention regulation and task persistence – which really is quite an interesting factoid in and…