Grading's Not So Bad

...That is, when you have colorful assignments to look at. Their assignment was to create a web diagram of an article they read. I was expecting a bunch of dull powerpoint slides with boxes and arrows. See for yourself:
This one was even better:It gets even better when you notice the subtle details:I have no idea what prompted this student to associate vomiting, a symptom of food allergies, with a panda bear. It made me laugh, and it sealed her a perfect score. 5 out of 5, just for the vomiting panda. You never know what your teachers will like, so you might as well make them smile.

I once heard about a college application where there was a blank space at the end of the application so the student was free to add anything else he would like the admission committee to know. Some students wrote another essay, others wrote poems or drew sketches. A clever student taped a stick of gum to the page and wrote, "you must be bored reading all of these applications." He got in.

It pays to be creative. It also pays to draw a vomiting panda on your homework....at least in my book.