My favorite attempt I had was with a student who tried to get me to change their grade with the plea of "but I will loose my aid if I dont pass this class." (I told them I had no for a variety of reasons, including that they didnt do most of the work, and being it was a 2 credit course, and grades are weighted based on credits, this meant they were doing badly in other courses, too...)
Then they called and told me that a college adviser told them to tell me to give them an incomplete and then change the grade BACK to the original grade after the next semester started, thus ensuring their aid would be given.
I pointed out this fellow employee had (allegedly) just suggested I commit both an unethical act AND federal fraud, and if they really wanted me to do it, I wanted a hand signed note from the adviser, on department stationary, advising me what to do.
I oddly never heard back from the student again.
I was boggled that a student would suggest such a thing, and I often wonder if a parent hatched the plan and suggested it to the student. I know damn well that none of the advisers from H***** College advising would suggest it; and I given the students past inability to think of anything more complex then a oneword google search, I doubt it was their idea to do it.
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Then they called and told me that a college adviser told them to tell me to give them an incomplete and then change the grade BACK to the original grade after the next semester started, thus ensuring their aid would be given.
I pointed out this fellow employee had (allegedly) just suggested I commit both an unethical act AND federal fraud, and if they really wanted me to do it, I wanted a hand signed note from the adviser, on department stationary, advising me what to do.
I oddly never heard back from the student again.
I was boggled that a student would suggest such a thing, and I often wonder if a parent hatched the plan and suggested it to the student. I know damn well that none of the advisers from H***** College advising would suggest it; and I given the students past inability to think of anything more complex then a oneword google search, I doubt it was their idea to do it.