One of the craziest reasons I heard for failing a class was from a friend who claimed they couldn’t keep up with their studies because they were trying to train their pet parrot to talk. They spent so much time teaching the parrot phrases and reinforcing its vocabulary that they completely neglected their coursework! In the end, the parrot learned to say “help me!” but my friend didn’t quite master algebra. It’s funny now, but at the time it was a major wake-up call for them about time management! What about you? Any wild stories?
One of the craziest reasons I heard for failing a class was from a friend who claimed they couldn’t keep up with their studies because they were trying to train their pet parrot to talk. They spent so much time teaching the parrot phrases and reinforcing its vocabulary that they completely neglected their coursework! In the end, the parrot learned to say “help me!” but my friend didn’t quite master algebra. It’s funny now, but at the time it was a major wake-up call for them about time management! What about you? Any wild stories?