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Re: Lighter moments



Hi!
On the subject of students missing tests or an exam, here are my
comments.
1. What is the purpose of the course? That students learn physics.
2. What is the purpose of the test? To assess how much they learned.
Obviously it is irrelevant that test be on a Monday or Wednesday.
Hence: why the big fuss? Of course, there is a practical matter to
assemble the students at a given time to prepare a common exam. And
if you have to given a similar test afterwards, it is an additional
burden on you, but this is after all what you get paid for. And if
students can learn better, so good. What I would do (and usually did)
is to make it slightly more inconvenient for them, maybe the test a
little harder. If you press them for "correct" excuses, of course
what you will get are only lies.
Regards Emilio