jonnybones

I started marking papers tonight and have decided that we really need to upgrade the graduation requirements for high school. Honestly, didn't you know the basic rules of grammar and how to properly cite sources when you entered university? These are first and second year university students and technically I could have half of them expelled for plagiarism simply because they fail to cite their sources. I think I'll just give them shitty grades and a stern lecture on footnotes and bibliographies though. A book on writing style should be mandatory reading for anyone entering university. I suppose I have to take into consideration the public school system they graduated from and do my part to better prepare them for upper level courses. It's just frustrating.

Edited to correct a grammatical error. Feel free to point out any that remain.