as if having a good advisor isn't enough,...

... apparently my students must like me alright too.

case in point?

one of my students left right at the end of the class period last week, and had been looking irritated during the 20 minute quiz at the end. when he handed it in, i commented "see you finished it in 20 minutes, no worries", and he commented "no i didn't, i totally blanked".

indeed, his paper is almost blank, except for:


too bad compliments get smiles but not extra credit points.