The Best Excuse of the Day
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Professor David C. Wyld (dwyld@selu.edu), the author of The Handbook of College Student Excuses, serves as the Merritt Professor of Strategic Management at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana. He is a management consultant, researcher/writer, publisher, executive educator, and experienced expert witness. Archives
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 Image by Michal Jarmoluk from Pixabay “Student asked for an extension on a paper because they wanted to wait until they were sober to write it. It was over a fraternity initiation weekend.” Want to read the “best” excuses that students have actually used on their college professors, from the professors themselves? Buy the ebook, The Handbook of College Student Excuses, today from Smashwords (https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1073655) or on Amazon (https://amzn.to/3rM5IXZ).
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 Image by Chelsea Carpenter from Pixabay “More than one student informed me she had to miss a week of classes to prepare for her cotillion.” Want to read the “best” excuses that students have actually used on their college professors, from the professors themselves? Buy the ebook, The Handbook of College Student Excuses, today from Smashwords (https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1073655) or on Amazon (https://amzn.to/3rM5IXZ).
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 Image by TMag from Pixabay “This was before remote instruction but I had a student say they had to miss class b/c they had to help the family with their garage sale. When I said that would be an absence, they asked if I would Skype them in [while they helped at the sale].” Want to read the “best” excuses that students have actually used on their college professors, from the professors themselves? Buy the ebook, The Handbook of College Student Excuses, today from Smashwords (https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1073655) or on Amazon (https://amzn.to/3rM5IXZ).
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 Image by Walter Bichler from Pixabay “I had a student who missed class because he locked himself INSIDE his own room. It needed a key to get out and he had to wait for his mom to get home to let him out. He even had his mom call me to tell me and take a picture of the door. He was a great student I knew well, so I didn't even doubt him.” Want to read the “best” excuses that students have actually used on their college professors, from the professors themselves? Buy the ebook, The Handbook of College Student Excuses, today from Smashwords (https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1073655) or on Amazon (https://amzn.to/3rM5IXZ).
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 Image by congerdesign from Pixabay "Student’s puppy had eaten a 3” screw. She legit emailed me the x-rays from the vet.” Want to read the “best” excuses that students have actually used on their college professors, from the professors themselves? Buy the ebook, The Handbook of College Student Excuses, today from Smashwords (https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1073655) or on Amazon (https://amzn.to/3rM5IXZ).
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 Image by Pexels from Pixabay “Had a student be late because she said that there was a sea turtle crossing the road. (she lived in Tybee island and taught at Georgia Southern, so this is a legit thing there).” To which a fellow animal loving colleague replied: “One day after a big storm, I had to stop to help about a dozen turtles across the road on my drive into town (I live in rural Kentucky). I was late for my 8:30 am meeting by about 10 minutes. Everyone agreed I did the right thing.” Want to read the “best” excuses that students have actually used on their college professors, from the professors themselves? Buy the ebook, The Handbook of College Student Excuses, today from Smashwords (https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1073655) or on Amazon (https://amzn.to/3rM5IXZ). |
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