Stupid Teenagers (Warning: Angry Rant)

I'm going to my classroom today and tomorrow after school (on my own time while I'm supposed to be recovering from surgery!!!) to help my students get their make-up work together and do make-up labs. I want to give my students every chance possible to pass the class (partly because I don't want to teach them again next year, but mainly because I want them to be successful). I debated about doing this, but my caring side won over and I decided to go.

Some of my students have been emailing me this week to work out issues with their missing work and I'm more than willing to work with them. I love when my students come to me for help - it shows a sense of responsibility and maturity that I really appreciate and try to foster in them.

I just got a threatening email from one of my students, saying the gradebook says he's still missing work he's turned in (I'm not done grading yet) and stating that "he will be offended and personally lose some respect for" me if I don't come in during lunch to help him, since he can't come after school. He also wants me to not hold him accountable for the labs he missed since he can't make them up. Bull! He had all the chances in the world to come talk to me before I had surgery, but he waited until 3 days before the end of the semester when I'm not there to start worrying about his grade. Stupid teenagers. They make me mad.

I'm gonna wait to email him back until I calm down, because I'm pretty pissed off. I'm putting my recovery in jeopardy by going in and working for a few hours, and my kids pull this crap?!?! No way. I'm so glad I'm getting new students on Monday.

OK, stepping down from my angry soap box now...