Groundbreaking research by Pali’s science department has confirmed that one member of the group project inevitably ends up doing 90% of the work, as is tradition.
Researchers found that the rest of the students' contributions were limited to: suggesting a font, putting their names to the title page, and adding a slide at the end of the presentation that reads, “Thanks for watching.”
“I knew it!” said junior ...
By Audrey Smith
Extremely tenured teacher Elbur Pickle was deeply offended when a student submitted an assignment one day late.
“Deadlines are sacred,” said Pickle, who has not yet graded assignments from a previous presidential administration. “They teach students discipline–something many of them clearly lack.”
Pali student Rachel Lin explained, “It’s been really frustrating for me because I spent so long on this essay ...
“I just wanted a Starburst,” Smith lamented. “Now I have 10,000 messages on Remind and a mandatory 6 AM rowing practice.”
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