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Passing Mid-terms 101

This is mid-term week here at Grace College. A couple weeks ago in my Letters genre (Bible class where we study the letters of the Bible) two friends and I gave a presentation on the book of 2 Corinthians. During the presentation we used cookies to keep people's attention and encourage participation. Well the prof. seemed to get the biggest kick out of it and thouroughly enjoyed the cookies. We joke around with this prof and have fun with him before and after class. So my friend Ashley suggested we make him cookies and give them to him before the midterm. So we did. While the cookies were baking we decided to write him a letter based on everything we have learned about writing letters in NT times. Here is our wonderful letter.

Winona Lake, Indiana
February 28, 2006

Ashley Nicole Masten and Hannah Elizabeth Ray to their gracious professor O’Hare. Greetings! We hope this finds you in good health.
Each week we look forward to the blessing that God has given us to learn from you. We are thankful that God has blessed you to convey messages about Himself.
As you know from your experience as a student, midterm time is difficult for any student. We have studied individually, in groups, e-mailed you to gain clarification, and made study sheets. We also recognize that as you grade papers it is strenuous to continually write “A’s” on papers. In order to aid you in your “A” writing stamina, we are providing you with some energy in the chocolate chip cookie form.
Throughout our college experience, we have observed that it is much easier to write a “C” than an “A”. We have seen friends study long hours only to receive the dreaded “C”. Therefore, we are hoping to provide our professors with the energy they would need to complete the pen strokes necessary for an “A”.
Many professors believe that giving out to many A’s means they are to easy. However, students spend hours studying and as you have seen we have done this. Therefore, a great many students receiving an “A” does not show low quality in the professor, but diligence in the students.
We are asking you to please remember the stress of midterms as you grade these tests.
Greet your wife and sons with a holy kiss. Bob and Kathy Masten and Bruce and Betty Ray send their greetings and thanks for your participation in their children’s academic success.

We were excited to get to class tonight. When we got there he wasn't there yet so we left the cookies and the letter (tied up to look like a scroll) sitting on the podium for him to find when he got there. Well a few minutes before class was supposed to start the chair of the Bible department walked in and said he would be giving us our exam. Now I knew most of the Bible department would not find this funny but I didn't know this guy well enough to know if he would. Well Ashley is braver than I am, so she went up to ask if he was going to see our prof that week. He said he wouldn't and she explained to him everything and told him he had to read the letter. He found this letter so funny, and decided to read it to the whole class. He ends by saying "Some might call this brown nosing, but I call it creative".

So yes you read correctly... The way to pass midterms is to bribe your way through it! I just wish I could be there when Prof O'hare reads it because he is going to think it is funny...

Well I must get back to working on stuff for this week... one more test and project... a couple class periods and then it will be spring break...

posted by rayhe @ 8:45 pm