It's finals week of college. My students are all taking their seats for a transpersonal psychology final essay. I set up the projection screen in the auditorium and put up a timer. I take a seat in the production booth, set up my laptop, and use it as an office. "All students, please take your seats. We will be starting the exam in the next 5 minutes. You just need simple notebook paper and a pencil." Everyone gets seated, and I start the timer. 15 minutes into the exam, one of my students walk into the auditorium. Bewildered, she looks for me and sees me in the production booth. She comes up to the window and knocks.
I open the door to see what she wants. Before I can ask, she steps into the booth. The door closes behind her. "You know, I can talk to you outside, Miss."
"I'm sorry, Professor. I can go back outside."
"No point now, why are you late today?"
"I didn't know we were having the final in the auditorium. I haven't checked my email lately."
"You have a bad habit of not showing up to my classes. Now you're late for the final."
"I'm sorry, I've been sick. I thought I emailed you."
"You did, but that doesn't excuse you after the 5th time...it's become a problem. And your grades aren't making up for your lack of attendance."
"I really just don't get this material. I grew up catholic, all of this mystical stuff just doesn't make sense to me."
I sigh. "What are we going to do about this...the final has already started. Don't you plan on writing your final?"
"I guess I should." She turns around and fumbles with her notebook. She drops it and bends over to pick it up. I can see she's wearing a thong under her skirt. She realizes she's bending over in front of me, and turn around blushing. "I'm so sorry."