Mrs. Olsen should grade it. It’s only fair; she should have known it would create more work for him. His rewrite will probably deserve a better grade due to his review. This is a valuable lesson: the quality of your work increases with the effort you put into it. He obviously cares about that, but puts it off until time constraints limit it. His next lesson will be learning to recognize when the delta-effort expended will not result in a corresponding improvement of the end result. I’m still struggling with that one …
Olddog1 2 months ago
No you don’t.
Bilan 2 months ago
Mrs Olsen has to learn that with Caulfield, there’s always consequences.
Caulfield has to learn that with Mrs Olsen, there’s always consequences.
robinafox 2 months ago
Aha, the truth comes out. Caulfield is a perfectionist. If he didn’t procrastinate he’d spend far too much time on his assignments.
chaosed2 2 months ago
Caulfield and Ms. Olsen challenge each other, ultimately making both of them better for it. Jef has really made a fun dynamic with them.
jessegooddoggy 2 months ago
Loving this arc!
Jeffin Premium Member 2 months ago
Prayerful what you care for.
Jon Premium Member 2 months ago
“Maybe if I work hard enough at it, I can get it down to a ‘B’, or even a ‘C’”
Cactus-Pete 2 months ago
Unless a higher grade is possible, you don’t need to grade it again.
rshive 2 months ago
And Caulfield kibitzes all the time.
bobtoledo Premium Member 2 months ago
Does she sell Folgers coffee too?
Otis Rufus Driftwood 2 months ago
Think either of them learned anything from this? More importantly, have we?
frisbeelady33 2 months ago
Yes. However, there are revisions. And reviewing it and general care in giving honor to the student’s work.
Aviatrexx Premium Member 2 months ago
Mrs. Olsen should grade it. It’s only fair; she should have known it would create more work for him. His rewrite will probably deserve a better grade due to his review. This is a valuable lesson: the quality of your work increases with the effort you put into it. He obviously cares about that, but puts it off until time constraints limit it. His next lesson will be learning to recognize when the delta-effort expended will not result in a corresponding improvement of the end result. I’m still struggling with that one …
Commediacrit 2 months ago
“Writers don’t finish [a project], they only abandon it.” I can’t remember who first said that, but it’s true.