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TodorokiHayato
10/29/23 11:10:32 PM
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Let's say there's a strict no late policy. Would it be presumptuous of me to ask the professor if I could turn the assignment in because "I did it on time as intended?" The adult thing to do is take the loss despite it being worth 5% of your cumulative grade right? Asking for an exception would make me seem like I'm entitled, and I would presume the behavior would reflect poorly on me impression wise. What would you guys do in this hypothetical scenario?

Being an adult that tries to take accountability is difficult when the rules are so dang nuanced. Please guide me; smart people of CE.

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Fluttershy
10/29/23 11:12:07 PM
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Let's say there's a strict no late policy.

end of story.

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AlCalavicci
10/29/23 11:12:27 PM
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there's literally no harm in just asking the professor

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justaguy3492
10/29/23 11:13:40 PM
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Would be silly not to ask. Always advocate for yourself.

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SiO4
10/29/23 11:13:58 PM
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Completely depends on The Teacher.
Some Teachers are adversarial.
Others would save your life.

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Doom_Art
10/29/23 11:15:23 PM
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Wouldn't hurt to at least ask and explain the predicament

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TodorokiHayato
10/29/23 11:15:25 PM
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AlCalavicci posted...
there's literally no harm in just asking the professor
The harm would be the bad impression you may possibly give the professor. If you were the guy on the other end and some nincompoop like myself asked if I could turn the assignment in because I simply forgot, what would you think? You'd probably think I'm an idiot right?

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FolkenRawr
10/29/23 11:20:33 PM
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AlCalavicci posted...
there's literally no harm in just asking the professor

justaguy3492 posted...
Would be silly not to ask. Always advocate for yourself.


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FolkenRawr
10/29/23 11:21:28 PM
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TodorokiHayato posted...
The harm would be the bad impression you may possibly give the professor. If you were the guy on the other end and some nincompoop like myself asked if I could turn the assignment in because I simply forgot, what would you think? You'd probably think I'm an idiot right?

This is purely anxiety/self doubt speaking.

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Fluttershy
10/29/23 11:27:33 PM
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if they make an exception for you it would be unfair to all of those for whom they didn't, so i hope that if you try they shoot you down and that you take the lesson that the world doesn't actually revolve around you.

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boxoto
10/29/23 11:28:13 PM
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FolkenRawr posted...
This is purely anxiety/self doubt speaking.
yea, this.

school is a priority, but many teachers recognize that their students can have many, equally important, priorities, and that sometimes things fall through the cracks.

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RetsuZaiZen
10/29/23 11:29:51 PM
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AlCalavicci posted...
there's literally no harm in just asking the professor

justaguy3492 posted...
Would be silly not to ask. Always advocate for yourself.


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FolkenRawr
10/29/23 11:38:33 PM
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Fluttershy posted...
if they make an exception for you it would be unfair to all of those for whom they didn't, so i hope that if you try they shoot you down and that you take the lesson that the world doesn't actually revolve around you.

This is such a common, yet bizzarely terrible world view. Chances are pretty damned high the class isn't graded on a curve, subsequently it's not a zero sum game.
If anything, promoting self advocacy and rewarding having the fortitude to at least try is a good thing.

This is all assuming TC isnt generally a shit bag and this was like a one time whoopsie doodle.

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Fluttershy
10/29/23 11:43:01 PM
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If anything, promoting self advocacy and rewarding having the fortitude to at least try is a good thing.

if you want people to at least try, how about they at least try to respect stated strict no-late policies and due dates?

there's no excuse for this type of thing and there are likely hundreds of other people who would have jumped at the opportunity to take that assignment, and would have taken it seriously enough to get it in on time, too.

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TodorokiHayato
10/29/23 11:43:36 PM
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FolkenRawr posted...
This is such a common, yet bizzarely terrible world view. Chances are pretty damned high the class isn't graded on a curve, subsequently it's not a zero sum game.
If anything, promoting self advocacy and rewarding having the fortitude to at least try is a good thing.

This is all assuming TC isnt generally a shit bag and this was like a one time whoopsie doodle.
Imagine that this was a second time whoopsie doodle. The answers were given in class so it's not that I needed extra time to do the assignment. Do you think I should still self-advocate or would that be too much considering this is the second offense? Assume that I want my status to remain as a fly on the wall. Also - the grade would drop from a 99% - 96%

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Fluttershy
10/29/23 11:44:55 PM
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The answers were given in class so it's not that I needed extra time to do the assignment.

you should run the excuses you intend to use by us to see how good they are, then.

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Kitt
10/29/23 11:46:01 PM
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Every professor I've ever had would claim that they had a strict no-late policy, be it in their syllabus or during the first week of class, but would pretty much always give someone more time if they asked.

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FolkenRawr
10/29/23 11:46:10 PM
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TodorokiHayato posted...
Imagine that this was a second time whoopsie doodle. The answers were given in class so it's not that I needed extra time to do the assignment. Do you think I should still self-advocate or would that be too much considering this is the second offense? Assume that I want my status to remain as a fly on the wall. Also - the grade would drop from a 99% - 96%

Bro. Just ask. What do you think happens if your teacher does happen to form some weird bad opinion of you?

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Kim_Seong-a
10/29/23 11:50:38 PM
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Just ask lol. Worst thing they can do is be snarky and condescending as they tell you "no".

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bfslick50
10/30/23 12:06:06 AM
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Kim_Seong-a posted...
Just ask lol. Worst thing they can do is be snarky and condescending as they tell you "no".

This. "I'm sorry, I missed the deadline, here it is if you'll take it late for partial credit, I would still appreciate feedback on this assignment to help me improve for the remainder of the class," and then it's in the professor's hands.

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kingdrake2
10/30/23 12:08:41 AM
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TodorokiHayato posted...
The harm would be the bad impression you may possibly give the professor


become a slacker.... supervisor Benson would severely frown upon it.

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