Grading papers again

[treeskin]

And the prize for best clueless answer goes to the student who answered:

Scientific name: last week's plant?
Common name: no clue
Family: Ignoraceae

Color the grader vastly entertained.

Comments

[noveldevice.livejournal.com]

You could always correct it to "ignoramus" :D

[treeskin.livejournal.com]

Not on this student, ze's usually very good, ze, just had a brain fart last week on the test.

Besides, the -aceae is the correct ending for the botanical name of a plant family :)

[ladymurmur.livejournal.com]

Sometimes honestly is the best policy - and in this student's case it is also HIGHLY amusing.

[adammaker.livejournal.com]

That's great!

[porcinea.livejournal.com]

*giggle* Clearly, an otherwise excellent student. Having a brain fart?

[treeskin.livejournal.com]

"Having a brain fart" = can't remember something silly and obvious, that you ought to know, and did just five minutes before you needed it.

A useful but slightly rude expression that I picked up from my littled sister when she was in 8th grade.