Craigslist Ad of the Day: The Irresponsible Student

by Deb Ng

It’s bad enough kids are paying others to do their homework for them:

12 Page Paper Due Tuesday (Anywhere)

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Reply to:
Date: 2008-11-09, 6:10PM EST

12 pages, double spaced, with an outline. Due Tuesday by 10 AM EST.

• Location: Anywhere
• it’s NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

Compensation: 200

Someone didn’t do his homework. He was too busy partying or hanging out or playing PS2 until 3:00 a.m. to write his 12 page paper. When does he realize it’s not going to get done? Sunday evening at 6:10 p.m. and when is it due? Tuesday morning. And he’s offering $16 a page for his rush job.

I ask you, do we expect anyone unethical enough to churn out dude’s homework for him by Tuesday morning to turn in an A or even a B paper? Me neither. And he deserves every bit of his F.