"Jason" was sick the day I returned my students' first test. His buddy "Matt" offered to take the graded test home for Jason. The two problems with this were 1) I wasn't going to show Jason's test to Matt and 2) I don't let the students take their tests home, because the school re-uses the same tests for future classes. (Hmmm, Jason's sister is getting straight As.)
The next class, Jason was late and Matt again asked to see his test. "Jason said that I could look at his test!" he protested when I said no.
"Let me hear that from Jason before I let you," I told Matt.
I gave Jason his test. "Did you tell Matt that he could see your test?" I inquired.
"Yes," he confirmed.
At the end of class, Matt again asked me, "What did Jason get on his test?"
"Why don't you ask him?" I said, wondering why he hadn't already seen the test for himself.
"He says that he got a 99%," Matt explained. "If that is true, then that is the best grade, and we should go out for a sandwich."
"Do you believe everything Jason tells you?" I asked Matt.
"Nooo," he answered.
"Make him buy the sandwich," I advised.
The next class, Jason was late and Matt again asked to see his test. "Jason said that I could look at his test!" he protested when I said no.
"Let me hear that from Jason before I let you," I told Matt.
I gave Jason his test. "Did you tell Matt that he could see your test?" I inquired.
"Yes," he confirmed.
At the end of class, Matt again asked me, "What did Jason get on his test?"
"Why don't you ask him?" I said, wondering why he hadn't already seen the test for himself.
"He says that he got a 99%," Matt explained. "If that is true, then that is the best grade, and we should go out for a sandwich."
"Do you believe everything Jason tells you?" I asked Matt.
"Nooo," he answered.
"Make him buy the sandwich," I advised.
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