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What Students Communicate

Sometimes I get interesting letters, emails, and phone

calls from students. I thought I’d share some of them here.
I don’t think they really need any explanation, other than to

say I changed any names for anonymity, the spelling and
punctuation errors are their own, and some I had to pare

down a bit.
Dear Professor Howard, I would really like to be a
physicist. I love physics. But I have a slight problem. I

hate math. You are my advisor, so I was hoping you could
help me figure out a plan to be able to graduate in physics

and not take math.
Dear Perfesser Howard, Your my advicer and I nead

yer help. I have took Englich three times and cant seem to
pass. My frends all say I write good so I think the Englich

perfessers have mentel issues. I was wondering if you
could help me figuer a way to not have to take it again.
Dear Professor Howard, I’m sorry I missed class on

Tuesday. My roommate and I take a chemistry class
together. Our chemistry professor told us some chemicals

we should never mix together. We didn’t believe him and
decided to try it. I missed class because I was in the

hospital. If you need, I could have my stupid roommate
bring a note. He didn’t even get hurt.

Dear Professor Howard, I put my homework in your
box today. I hope you won’t mark it late. My wife was in
labor all day yesterday when it was due. I was going to

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