She got a B
Part 2
Despite how much Kathryn didn't like her teacher, she was determined to make it work. After all, he could have been having a bad day, or perhaps the teachers lounge was out of coffee today. She smiled to herself thinking about how challenging it would be for her to miss her daily doss of caffeine. She met some friends for dinner, and then went home to the dorm to work on some homework.
The next day she began her normal class routine. After lunch she watched the clock to make sure that she was on time this time for her class. Today, Kathryn was going to be early for her class. She was going to follow all the rules and hopefully win the trust of her professor.
When Kathryn arrived several students were already seated. Kathryn sat in the second row and turned to one of them.
"Hi, I'm Kathryn."
The young lady raised her head slightly and looked up at Kathryn. "I know who you are. You're the one who was late yesterday."
Kathryn cocked her head to the side. "But I am here early today."
Her classmate picked up her PADD and sighed. "Good for you, did you want a prize or something?"
"No, I was just trying to make conversation."
The women turned around and began chatting with another student. Obviously she was ignoring Kathryn. Kathryn turned around and faced a young man who was sitting behind her.
"Hi I'm Kathryn."
The young man smiled. "Nice to meet you Kathryn. My name is Justin. This is my first day in this class."
Kathryn smiled back. Justin had a handsome smile. "Let me put it this way Justin, don't ask any questions until after class and never be late. The instructor will never let you live it down."
Justin shook his head. "Dually noted."
Kathryn was going to keep talking to Justin but the bell rang. She turned around in her seat. Ready to learn. She briefly glanced around the room and noticed that everyone in the class was reading something. Not wanting to raise suspicion from the teacher, she grabbed a few of her Biology notes from her knapsack and began to read them.
The instructor looked around the room and then spoke.
"Class we have another new student joining us today. His name is Justin. Since he is new I am going to review the rules of this class for you. These rules are to be taken seriously and any deviation from them will acute a lowering of your grade. "
"First of all my name is Mr. Davis. I am the instructor for 21 century history. This is a required class, and if you think that you want to transfer to another teacher because you don't like me, let me just inform you that I am the ONLY teacher for this class. "
Kathryn rolled her eyes. So much for that thought.
"Please write down these rules as they are very important."
"Rule #1- Tardiness will not be tolerated in this class. If you are late you will not receive credit for this class or for any homework that you turn in. Any class work you complete during the class will also count for no credit for the day."
"Rule #2- If a classmate is late or absent from this class you are not allowed to give them any information regarding the class period. That included homework, test dates, quizzes, notes, etc."
"Rule #3- There will be no questions allowed until the class is completely over. I do not like my lectures to be interrupted.
"Rule #4- IF a student is caught cheating or giving away any information from class to another student your work will not be counted."
Kathryn couldn't believe what she was hearing. The more Mr. Davis talked the less she liked him. In fact she was fairly certain that she probably disliked him more than missing her daily cups of coffee. She tried to concentrate on what he was saying but every time he opened his mouth she got angrier.
"Rule #6- No eating or drinking in my class at any time."
Kathryn realized in that moment that she had missed one of the rules.
"Damn!"
Everyone in the class looked over at her. Had she said that out loud? There was no way that she had.
"Miss Janeway, it seems that you are starting on the wrong foot in my class. Obviously someone wants to take this quarter over again. You will not be receiving credit for today, do I make myself clear?"
It was pointless to argue with the man. "Yes sir."
Mr. Davis nodded and began his lecture.
"For our first topic we are going to discuss the thinking around the end of the year 1999. Many of you have probably read about how people thought that the end of the world was going to happen in the next year. People also thought that because of a computer glitch that everything was going to shut down. This phenomenon was noted in history as the Y2K. During this time people hoarded money thinking that all access to money would be impossible. They hoarded food and water thinking that the end was near. Of course we now know that this never happened. That life continued without a hitch and now Y2K is just a part of history."
"For your assignment tomorrow class I would like you to write a paper on the possible effects on society if Y2K would have happened. What would you have done in these people's places. Please make sure to document your work and also to give a minimum of 12 citations in your paper. Papers should be no longer than 10 pages, and no shorter than 8. And when I mean 10 I mean 10. Not 10 ½ not 10 ¼ or vise versa. Single spaced only. Due on my desk at 03:30 or it will not count for credit. You are dismissed, see you tomorrow."
Kathryn was putting her padd in her bag when Justin tapped her on her shoulder. "Tough class."
She was about to respond to him when Mr. Davis called out.
"Miss Janeway I hope that you intend on following the rules tomorrow. You are already 2 days behind in my class and most students have a difficult time remaining in my class after such a lengthy absence."
Kathryn smiled politely at the man and spoke. "I intend to beat the odds Mr. Davis."
"A challenge Miss Janeway. I look forward to seeing if you can prove me wrong."
And with that Mr. Davis left the classroom. Kathryn turned to Justin and smiled. "What a jerk," they said in unison. They both laughed at the irony.
"Can I buy you a cup of coffee Kathryn?"
Kathryn smiled. "Now you're speaking my language."
TBC