What excuses for undone homework would teachers buy?

Question

So I have an essay due tomorrow. It's supposed to be, what, eight pages long (seriously). But I didn't know about it until today. Supposedly, my teacher assigned the work to us last week. I had three days to finish it. But I obviously didn't because for some reason, I had no idea that the essay had to be written and handed in tomorrow. So I'm rushing it through right now. I know I probably am wasting time on this question if I'm thinking of doing what's honest. But I guess I'm not. So I'm thinking of pretending to only know about the essay tomorrow and telling my teacher that I knew nothing about it, which is partly true, if not completely. Now it would usually be nice if you were to answer this question with a nice little lecture on honesty or whatever else that I'm forsaking here, but it would be even nicer, in fact, truckloads nicer if you were to cut that and offer me some helpful excuses that you think a teacher would buy. Thanks in advance. :)

Answer 1

there was a death in the family or some one was in the hospital. or your could be honest  

Answer 2

The person before me said it perfectly, but I'll try to help you out anyway.  I've been teaching for 22 years and, believe me, I can see right through any excuse.   You have time.  Do something.  Write what you can.  Tell your teacher you dropped the ball.  You just weren't aware that you had this essay.  Admit that you made an error.  Your teacher will appreciate the honesty.  Tell him or her that you'll make an effort to make sure this doesn't happen again and that you wrote the best essay you could in the limited time you had.  Ask if you can have an extension to make it better.  If he/she says no, take it as a life lesson and accept the grade you get on the rushed essay.  Live and learn.  Pay attention and talk to others in the class so you're on top of what's required.  Do NOT make up a feeble excuse.  That just makes us crazy!  Now stop wasting time on this site.  You have an essay to write!

Answer 3

did you miss class or something? or not pay attention in there?

try to pay attention or ask ur peers or teachers for what you might have missed. im sure they're generous enough to answer you.

i suggest doing the best you can because i dont think any teacher would buy excuses.

Answer 4

Don't lie. 'Cause if you, do something bad might happen. Tell your teacher the truth. Believe me. She'll/he'll be more pleased if you're honest. After all it's still your fault that you didn't  know about your essay. You are not listening when you teacher told you about the essay. But you can still try to finish it up.

Answer 5

IMO, your best shot would be to pick something so embarrasing that the teacher won't think you're making it up simply because it is so embarassing.  Plus, your blushing will make it look that much more authntic, that is if you make it embarrasing enough.

Trick is, what to tell the teacher.  Gonorrhea is probablty not a good idea because if you don't say or explain it properly, the teacher might just laugh and tell you to go fish in a puddle.

Oh well, I'll leave the details up to you but seriously, if you think about it you'll see what I'm suggesting makes sense.  Now, what to say..... Maybe something involving an accidental dose of Viagra..?  Just a thought.  Oh, and remember, DON'T LAUGH.  Just try and whisper as much as you can.  If someone is mbarrased about something, they don't state it proudly, they try and whisper it...or at least the details.  Better yet, don't go into too many details.

  I'll leave the details up to you...

Answer 6

they have heard them all, really if it was me, i would pull a sickie tomorrow put it on real well. then be an angel and do school swork, this way your mum reaaaaally thinks your sick. other wise do a quick attempt, show the teacher and tell him/her you didnt really understand the question and you would like just a bit more time to work on it(works better when your the only student in ear shot). oh and if your a chick period pain is a good one. good luck.

Answer 7

     Well, my answer applies to both of your expections - the "lecture" answer and the most likely answer to yield any positive results for you:

Yep - tell the truth.  Take your teacher aside (or meet him/her before of aafter school), and explain how on earth this happened.  

If you already know the answer (you were talking during directions, you were out sick, you forgot or didn't bother to write the assignment down, you have a legit functioning problem such as a relevant LD or hearing loss, you were staring at that cute guy/girl two rows over - whatever the answer) - then own it, and learn from it, admit it and move oon.

Believe me, the respect you earn with the truth will pay dividends later.

Answer 8

A general, somewhat truthful, yet unclear excuse such as you have been experiencing personal problems, that you would rather not discuss.  Basically you just need more time.

Answer 9

tell him somebody close to u was in the hospital or something like that.

Answer 10

you spent so much time on this question, so why didn't you just do it you idiot?

Answer 11

I have a great idea for you!  How about you pay attention in class and keep on top of things.  I am sure that if your instructor gave you an assignment of this magnitude in high school, they gave you a pamphlet of some sort with it.  If you need an excuse, why not tell the teacher the truth because lies will always come back to bite you in the ***!

Answer 12

your dog pissed on it

i dont kno

what are you in college

they dont care if you do there ****

you paid to be there if you slack off you slack off

hahah

i dont kno say sumtin bad happend