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i hate breaking bad news to people. especially a couple of days before graduation. i mean, ok.. i go through this every year after each removal exam in math. but still, i never get used to it. i don't think i ever will.
what can you say to a student who really did try to pass your course but simply could not? how do you ease the pain felt by a mother who fully expected her child to graduate this year? and what 'words of wisdom/comfort' can you offer to someone whose life has been changed because s/he failed *one* removal exam?
i know i love being a teacher.. but moments like this.. well.. they just suck, that's all.