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The dog 8 it

The dog 8 it

So what excuses do your learners come up with for not handing in their assignments or homework.

The Register reports on a survey of a thousand teachers

‘My dog ate it’, ‘I left it on the bus’, and ‘someone stole it’ – they were the classic excuses in our day for not handing in homework. But modern youth are increasingly blaming absent homework on technology, a survey’s revealed.

‘I lost my laptop’ and ‘I finished my homework, but then deleted it by accident’ were also used by kids. Printer problems is another justification.

So what modern technology excuses are your learners using?

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