“Explain yourself, please.” The prof’s index finger bore into Lisa’s term paper.
Lisa tossed her hair. “I’m testing a theory.”
"And, your conclusion?”
“You don’t read assignments. You scribble a grade without supporting the decision.”
“Your A is insufficient? You require further accolades?”
“I want specifics. What makes my writing stand above the others?”
He flipped to the final page. She gasped, her eyes trapped by the heavily circled red F.
“Would acerbic comments support my decision regarding this erroneous derisive writing?”
“You’ll have my A paper Monday.”
“No, Lisa. The F stands. Grades, like respect are earned, not assumed.”
Lisa tossed her hair. “I’m testing a theory.”
"And, your conclusion?”
“You don’t read assignments. You scribble a grade without supporting the decision.”
“Your A is insufficient? You require further accolades?”
“I want specifics. What makes my writing stand above the others?”
He flipped to the final page. She gasped, her eyes trapped by the heavily circled red F.
“Would acerbic comments support my decision regarding this erroneous derisive writing?”
“You’ll have my A paper Monday.”
“No, Lisa. The F stands. Grades, like respect are earned, not assumed.”
