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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: The Philosopher who wrote (60217)	9/27/2002 8:08:48 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

I had one of my observers of my student teaching miss the assigned day and show up on another one. The fact that he apologized for that was absolutely inconsequential, for me.

To: The Philosopher who wrote (60217)	9/27/2002 8:52:35 PM
From: E	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

Lateness for meetings entails different rules of courtesy, unless you are running the meeting and have kept a number of busy people waiting, in which case an apology is both due and wise. If you are merely one of many, the correct protocol is to be as undisruptive as possible, of course. Slip in quietly. If you've inconvenienced someone by your lateness (let's say you were to give a joint presentation with that person, and they came prepared to get it over with, and your lateness caused the presentation to be postponed to another day), imo an apology is due. Something, at least, is due, to make that person feel better, since it was your behavior which made them feel worse. Possibly flowers or a box of chocolates or a great lunch would be more apposite than a verbal apology. hehe, Jewel!