Sometimes, when grading essays or when I scan the glazed looks in the eye of the unmotivated masses, I consider just how much money I could make writing essays and accepting bribes. Just a thought.
It'd be nice if you could be bribed without having to mention that you're up for being bribed. Like having a student simply turn in their paper with a $100 bill tucked into the pages.
STUDENT: Oh, Mr. Pinneo, did you get my... YOU: I didn't get anything. Well done on your paper, you got 90%. STUDENT: Only a 90%...? YOU: If you try twice as hard on the next one, I'll bet you can earn yourself a 100%.
It'd be nice if you could be bribed without having to mention that you're up for being bribed. Like having a student simply turn in their paper with a $100 bill tucked into the pages.
ReplyDeleteSTUDENT: Oh, Mr. Pinneo, did you get my...
YOU: I didn't get anything. Well done on your paper, you got 90%.
STUDENT: Only a 90%...?
YOU: If you try twice as hard on the next one, I'll bet you can earn yourself a 100%.