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How Sick Do You Have to be NOT to post on Facebook?
On Wednesday, I received a Facebook friend request from one of my students. The very next day I received e-mail from him saying he'd been sick for the past few weeks and hadn't been able to study for the midterm scheduled for that day. hmmmmmm.

And now I see from Facebook that he planned to attend two different parties that very night, one of them in another city. Double hmmmmm.

addendum #1: I also see from Facebook that this student claimed to be be "studyin" and "studyin like a champ" on two different days a week before the midterm exam. Triple hmmmmm.

addendum #2: another unthrilling aspect of Facebook is seeing the parties your granddaughter plans to attend this weekend.
Category: Education Posted on Thursday, October 18, 2007 at 9:28pm
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Acad Ronin:
Busted!!! I suspect that students believe, if they think about it at all, that we old foggies can barely turn on a computer and have never heard of Facebook, etc.
10.18.2007 10:19pm
Gabriel (www):
But, but... but he's your Friend (tm)!
Your Facebook Friend (tm)!!!

:-)
10.19.2007 1:12am
Gabriel (www):
10.19.2007 1:19am
Rondi (mail) (www):
What I hate is seeing all the parties I'm NOT invited to!
10.19.2007 9:27am
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