Re:Not about computers but, (Score 1)

Actually, I am quite a nazi about deadlines. None of us here just assign "5 pages by next friday" and I would hope no composition teacher does that anymore. Most teachers here assign a draft first, (which some have peer reviewed and some not) then meet with the student 1-on-1 to discuss the draft and the work that still needs to be done on it, and only after all of that the student hands in the 5 pages. So it's a whole process everybody (including the teacher...) has to go through. By the way, students know when what assignment is due after the first day of classes. Compassion is fine, but I don't want my students to have to rely on the kindness of others.