A professor of a Freshman Psychology course had a class of 400
students. His final exam was scheduled very early for 8am-10am.
The professor told his students that his final was not a
cumulative final and just covered the information since the last
midterm, so in essence, the final was just like a midterm and
would only require 1 hour of the 2 hour alloted time. The
professor told the students to bring a large Blue Book (fyi: a
Blue Book is a standard testing tool used throughout many
universities. It’s basically a thin 10 blank pages of college
ruled notebook paper with a blue cover.) The professor was adament
that the students were only going to have 1 hour and not one minute
more
to complete the essay style exam.
The students requested the exam to begin at 9am instead of 8am
since they only had an hour. The professor denied the request
because the professor preferred to use the second hour to begin
grading the exams. The students moaned at the idea of waking up
early.
On the morning of the exam, the test began at 8:10. At 8:35, a
student walked in and picked up the test questions from the
professor. The professor told the student he wouldn’t have
enough time to complete the test. The student replied “Yes I
will.”
At 9:10, the professor stopped the test and all the students
turned in their blue books as they exited the room. The late
student continued to write. The professor began grading some the
exams.
At 9:35, the student walked up to the desk to hand in his exam,
and the professor told him it was unacceptable. The student in a
surprised manner asked the professor, “Do you know who I am?”
The professor replied, “No, and I don’t care.”
The student said, “Good,” and he stuffed his exam in the middle
of the stack of 300 blue books. “Have a nice Summer” said the
student as he left the room.
