Obvious

Student: "Here's this assignment."  *Everything on the assignment is clearly wrong*

Me: "You need to show your work.  I want to see how you got this answer."

Student: "Oh, ok."

*Student walks away, tears up the assignment and throws it away.*

My Reaction Would Have Been Similar

Me: "You should be working on your assignment.  This is a new quarter, and if you get today's assignment done you will have an A at the end of today."

Student 1: "The bookshelf is all the way across the room.  That is so far away.  Hey (student 2), will you get me a book?"

Student 2: "I'm already done with the assignment.  Get your own damn book."

Off to a Bad Start

One week into the semester my first hour class is missing 35 assignments.  That is an average of 1.3 assignments per person.  This could be a long semester.

Be Creative

Student (singing): "I'm turning in my work, turning in my work, turning in my work."

Me: "Thanks, but next time I want an interpretive dance."