Keep your professor/semester happy...

It is the first week of the semester that professors' cherish! Students do not, quite yet, feel comfortable enough to bombard you with excuses, talking during class, showing up late, or casually dozing off during class. Fear still looms in their eyes, optimism fills the room. Essentially, students are on their best behavior to make the BEST impression. It is this beginning that must be remembered when the semester sinks in, when students have procrastinated and are flooding your inbox with reasons as to why they could not finish their latest assignment. Reflecting upon this week with give me strength when the semester settles in around campus. Students remember this as the dust settles in your classes, NO excuse is a GOOD excuse!