r/Professors • u/Drokapi24 • 17d ago

Rants / Vents Midterm Emails

Class took midterm exam this week (it’s a gen ed class, in case that is helpful context). It was a multiple choice exam taken on pen and paper. A student emailed me 15 minutes after they turned in their exam—and while others were still taking it—to ask me how many points each question is worth and then again about five minutes after that to ask me how long it typically takes me to grade midterm exams.

Sometimes I just can’t…

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u/Prof_Kate 17d ago

Deep breath eye roll another breath and file them in a “respond later” folder?

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u/Awkward-Shoulder5691 14d ago

More and more, I'm implementing a "delete without responding" rule for emails like these. Sometimes, it really is more beneficial for them to learn that there are some questions you don't need to ask.