Top Ten Things NOT to email the professor

1 "Are we doing anything important in class today?" or "Did we do anything important in class last time?"

2 "I need to get an A (or B or whatever) in this course."

3 "If you'd told me we were going to do something important, I would have come to class."

4 "I was (am) too busy to come to class."

5 "My computer blew up." (also known as the dog ate my disk)

6 "This project/quiz/assignment/subject is too hard."

7 "Email me back immediately."

8 "My job/family/children/pet take too much time for me to keep up in your class."

9 "What's on the exam? " or " Will this question be on the exam?"

10 "Can I have more time on this project?"