Look, students do lose grandparents and I can’t imagine penalizing anyone in the midst of that. Worried about lying? Give *everyone* one no-questions-asked “life happens” excuse. I did that even when I taught 4/4 off the tenure track. A bit extra work worth the exta compassion.
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I'm pretty set against asking for those for two reasons: 1. as
@zeynep pointed out, not all students have them, and I don't want them to have to guess whether I'll be kind about it or not (you might announce that you are accommodating, which is great!) - Show replies
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When my father passed away, his body was flown to Turkiye and he was buried as soon as possible. Nothing was handed out. And I’d be beyond traumatized (during that time) if I had to submit my fathers “certificate of death” as proof.
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