The Dog Ate My Homework (Or: The Victim Role Revisited)
March 2015 —Student: “Ms. D, I don’t have my homework today”. —Teacher: “That’s not good. You should do your homework every day. I am giving you an F”. —Student: “But Ms. D, it wasn’t my fault! The dog ate my homework! Besides, I had a terrible headache yesterday, and the power was out! I am […]