Looking Back over 15 Years of teaching. (The Best or Worst Parts)

Worst Test Score on a Mulitple Choice Exam:

1st Place: 0 (out of 35) The student answers 34 out of 35 question wrong and skipped the last question.

runner-up: 3 (out of 25) The monket score for the test was 5! Just by guessing randomly you should get 20 to 25% of the answers correct.


Best Excuse for coming in late to a Final Exam at 8 AM.

Winner: (45 minutes late)-- "I'm sorry Mr. J.. I woke up nude in a girl's dormroom in Iowa City" (This guy went to go party in Iowa City Friday night and didn't get back in town until he walk into my Monday morning 8 AM Final. So much for good study habits.)

Runner-up: (90 minute) --- "Hey, when did class start?" (This gouy showed up for the exam , and has not been in class for 3 weeks. He had no idea the Final starts at 8 AM.)

Best Thing Found in Someone's Homework turned in for grading.

Winner: A nude picture of some guy's girlfriend.

runner-up: A break up note from a guy's girlfriend calling him a turd for sleeping with her best friend.

Best WTF were you thinking in Lab Moment
Winner: Some fool trying to look into a laser while it was ON!

runner-up: Someone left the gas of in Lab all weekend! (Thank God it wasn't my Lab!)