This is what one of my professor’s did today–not with any ill intent, but with potentially catastrophic results!这是我的一位教授的没有今日未与任何不良意图，但与潜在的灾难性的结果！

Step 1: Assign a 20 page long research paper, worth 70% of the course grade. 第1步：指派一个20页长的研究论文，价值70 ％的课程等级。 Have it be due May 5th.它是由于5月5日。

Step 2: On April 22nd, send out this e-mail (names changed): 第2步：对4月22日，发送这个电子邮件（名称变更） ：

Dear [course] students,亲爱的[课程]学生，

In response to queries:在回应查询：

The paper is due this Thursday.该文件是由于这个星期四。 You may bring it to class, or if need be, bring it by 5 pm to room # of [building].你可能会带来它上课，或如果有需要，使其由下午五时至室＃ [建设] 。 Give it to [name] at the main desk, or, if she is not there, anyone else in the office.给它以[姓名]在主服务台，或者，如果她不存在，任何人在办公室里。

The papers will be graded and returned to [name] by May 11, and will be there in the fall if you don’t get them this spring.该论文将分级和返回[姓名] ，由5月11日，将有将在今年秋季如果您没有收到他们的这个春天。

Also — don’t forget!也-不要忘记！ — in addition I want an electronic copy. -此外，我希望有一个电子版副本。

Best,最好的，

[Professor] [教授]

Step 3: Success! 第3步：取得圆满成功！ Fewer papers to grade because, imagining themselves to have only 2 days to complete their probably unstarted 20 page papers, the students’ heads have all exploded.少了文件级，因为，想象自己只有2天的时间来完成他们可能unstarted 20页的文件，学生的元首，都发生爆炸。

Step 4: For plausible deniability, send out another e-mail, a little bit later, acknowledging your mix-up: 第4步：为合理deniability ，发送一封电子邮件，一点点后，确认您的混合：

Dear [class] Class:亲爱的[阶级]班级：

Big mistake on my part!铸成大错，我的一部分！ i confounded our due date with that of my other class. i混淆了我们应有的日期与我的其他阶层。 The real due date is May 5, with the same procedures to be followed as in the last e-mail.真正的截止日期是5月5日，与上年应遵循的程序，因为在过去的电子邮件。 Don’t forget the electronic version.不要忘记，该图的电子版。

Sorry!对不起！

[Professor] [教授]

Aiee!!! aiee ！ In all fairness, this was just a simple mixup between two classes’ final paper due dates, and not some ingenious attempt to drive part of the class insane, but it certainly caused me a fair amount of moral trauma!在所有的公平，这是只是一个简单的mixup之间的两班'最后文件，到期日，而不是一些巧妙的企图驱动器的一部分，阶级疯狂，但它肯定令我相当数量的道德创伤！ I read of the message just before going to a meeting with another professor to discuss topics for a separate 18 page paper, and was somewhat visibly shaken… : ( Still, the “oops” e-mail did come only 15 minutes afterwards, so that limited the time in which any drastic actions could have been taken.我读到的讯息，只是之前去开会，与另一教授，讨论议题为一个单独的18页的文件，是有点明显动摇… ： （还有， “哎呀”电子邮件来只有15分钟之后，使有限的时间，在任何激烈行动，可能已采取。

Still, a message to all professors around finals time: be careful, please!还有一条消息，所有的教授靠近决赛时间：小心，请！ For the sake of your students.为您的学生。 : ) ： ）