Grading Hell

And I quote (spelling mistakes are the student's, not mine):

"Befor WWII the United State choose to be kept alone and not get involved with any affairs of the world and during those time the U.S. economy seem to be doing just fine."

Um. Just fine? We were in the midst of the Great Depression. That's not "just fine."

The worst part? We covered this in class.

The future is not looking so bright.

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Bonnie Underfoot said…
Is this from a COLLEGE student?
April 26, 2007 at 6:32 PM
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April 26, 2007 at 10:49 PM
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