Alex questioned the practice of friending your students on Facebook, but I relish the opportunity to see a status report and comment that go as follows (names pseudonymized):
Willibrord: 9/10… why is the last page always the hardest one to write?
Wilgefortis: thats because normally we run out of things to make up by page 5
I will remember this exchange fondly as long as I teach.
That’s why I’m only assigning four page essays this year.
You never questioned friending this student of yours. . .
Good point. Now, buckle down and do your homework!
This is why I’ve always been a fan of shorter sermons.