AF: Slow slide down the academic slope, first assignment folly a tip-off. Incline increased as semester progressed. Then a promised comeback; seemed to be heading to solid B. The ball eventually dropped, however. Didn’t complete assignments or completed them poorly. QMfE, “Am I going to fail?” repeated several times in one class. The scam, smothered in theatrics, eventually became obvious. Couldn’t complete the Commute assignment last day of class.
QMfE:
AF: “I don’t want it published.”
“Did you read the syllabus?”
AF: “I don’t want it published.”
“Did you read the syllabus?”
AF: “Of course I did. I don’t want it published. It shows my travel routine. This guy was recently jailed for stalking me. If he sees it, he’ll know how to stalk me.” [Tears.]
The theatrical charade ever there was one. Played out, of course, in class. Yet, what instructor wants the imminent stalking of a student on his conscious? Not this one. Final Grade, CR.
ER: Impressed by EC’s early semester intemperance, engaged in his own, though briefly. A series of memos about 470HN etiquette tempered him. Then medical problems complicated things: Missed a lot of class. Could have done better. Final Grade, UW. [Which means that the UW will convert to a F if the student doesn’t petition to have it removed from his transcript, as if he never took the class. Rarely ever denied on petition.]
End of Part III