Cookie-cutter excuses?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="cookie">cookie</span>-<span word="cutter">cutter</span> <span word="excuses">excuses</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="I">I</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="cookie">cookie</span>-<span word="cutter">cutter</span> <span word="excuses">excuses</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homework">homework</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ready">ready</span>-<span word="made">made</span> <span word="excuse">excuse</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="he">he</span>/<span word="she">she</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="homework">homework</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="excuses">excuses</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="alike">alike</span>).</p><p><span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cookies">cookies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pour">pour</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cookies">cookies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shape">shape</span>.</p><p><span word="Why">Why</span>?</p><p><span word="Simple">Simple</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="carved">carved</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="cookie">cookie</span>-<span word="cutter">cutter</span>, <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="device">device</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="precisely">precisely</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> – <span word="mass">mass</span>-<span word="producing">producing</span> <span word="cookies">cookies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="size">size</span>, <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="weight">weight</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="metaphorically">metaphorically</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="cookie">cookie</span>-<span word="cutter">cutter</span> <span word="excuses">excuses</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="excuses">excuses</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sick">sick</span>.</p><p><span word="Ring">Ring</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bell">bell</span>?</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="does">does</span>. “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, “<span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="semester">semester</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="miss">miss</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="sick">sick</span>. <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="guys">guys</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fool">fool</span>?”</p><p><span word="Sympathies">Sympathies</span>.</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="truant">truant</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="Very">Very</span> <span word="probable">probable</span>.</p>
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