A weird insight into Baylor Culture: In most classrooms at Baylor University after a student finishes taking an exam, he or she quietly gathers their things, walks up to the professor, extends the test towards the professor and before the the transaction is complete, quitely whispers 'thank you' to the professor. Why do we do this? I know that we are in the southern region of the united states and that we go to a Bapist school, so clearly many of us are polite people. But 'thank you' after turning in a test? Thank you for what? Thanks for the fact that I have only gotten 6 hours of sleep in the last 3 days? Thank you for the upset stomach? Thank you that I had to spend my Saturday studying? I guess we could be thanking the professor for the learning experience....highly doubtful.
Did this happpen at your school?
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i always mean - thank you for your time (especially if they've taken the time to sit there the whole time and not leave); for me knowing that you will grade this honestly and helpfully; and yes, for taking the time to teach in a way that allowed me to know almost every question on that test. but that's just me.
it's our way of saying, "pleasedon'tfailme pleasedon'tflunkme ohgodinheavensweetbabyjesus don'tfailme."
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