SilasBarta comments on Eight Short Studies On Excuses - Less Wrong

210 Post author: Yvain 20 April 2010 11:01PM

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Comment author: SilasBarta 21 April 2010 06:20:11PM 3 points [-]

make the deadline for reports a curve instead of a cliff. Each day of delay costs some percentage of the grade.

You sure he wouldn't advise the teacher to pretend not to understand what the student is asking for until they give up? :-P

Comment author: cousin_it 21 April 2010 09:49:15PM *  7 points [-]

Yeah, that might work if the teacher has a poor command of English. (Schelling refers to this negotiation tactic as "turning off your hearing aid".) Even better would be to announce that you will leave town immediately after the final date. But I still like my solution best.