Real Homework Excuses I Have Heard
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EXCUSES FOR NOT DOING OR SUBMITTING HOMEWORK
Some of these I have heard from GED and college prep students. Others came to me through emails. Some I just made up and cannot use, so perhaps I can rent them out.
- I just saw it on the New York Times Bestsellers List, so that means someone stole it.
- I had better things to do.
- I didn't do it because I didn't want to add to my teacher's heavy workload.
- My mom's whooping cough vaccination wore off and we had to go to the hospital.
- I accidentally divided by zero and my paper burst into flames.
- I hired a paper writing company and they did it in Chinese.
- I could only get arbitrarily close to my textbook. I couldn't actually reach it.
- I needed a mental health day.
- I made a paper plane out of it and it got hijacked.
- My Dad accidentally put it in his briefcase and took it to work.
- I put it in the safe, but lost the combination.
- I have the mathematical proof, but there isn't room to write it in the margin.
- I have a solar powered calculator and it was cloudy
- I left it at Mom's house when she took me back to Dad's house.
- I loaned it to a friend, but he moved away.
- My printer broke and my disk is corrupted. Unfortunately my computer crashed this morning as well.
- I left it in my shirt and my mother put the shirt in the wash.
- My internet access was down (for emailed assignments).
- A sudden wind blew it out of my hand and I never saw it again.
- I was kidnapped by terrorists and they only just let me go, so I didn't have time to do it.
- Another student fell in a lake, and I jumped in to rescue him but unfortunately my homework drowned.
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- It was in my back pocket and a pickpocket stole it.
- I left it in a hymn book in the choir loft, having used it to mark my solo.
- I left it in the back of the truck when we went deer hunting.
- My flash drive exploded..
- I dropped it in the toilet accidentally nd it got flushed.
- I gave it to a homeless man to line his hat with.
- I fell asleep tring to do it and I just woke up 10 minutes ago and was nearly late for school
- My notebook got stolen in the school cafeteria and it had all my work in it.
Here's a gem! -
- I can't always spell correctly, because I have a neurological deficit. hahaha
Homework Excuses in the News
- Jackson talks homes, homework in ToledoThe Toledo Blade11 hours ago
By TOM TROY BLADE POLITICS WRITER The Rev. Jesse Jackson prayed in the home of a woman facing foreclosure, had breakfast with about 100 religious and government leaders, and preached about doing homework and resisting drugs to an assembly at Woodward High School during a five-hour sweep through Toledo yesterday. Mr. Jackson, a Baptist minister, touched on a range of subjects during his visit ...
- Do kids benefit from homework?PhysOrg20 hours ago
(PhysOrg.com) -- Homework is as old as school itself. Yet the practice is controversial as people debate the benefits or consider the shortcomings and hassles. Research into the topic is often contradictory and certain districts in the United States have outright banned homework. So, what's the ideal solution?
- Homework challenges for students, parentsSouth Bend Tribune24 hours ago
When your fourth-grader complains about homework, it's not just empty whining. Homework for fourth-graders is more difficult.
- Lawyers pull off deal for their kids: no homeworkThe Record and Herald News6 hours ago
CALGARY, Alberta — Sherri and Tom Milley were exhausted by the weepy weeknight struggles over math problems and writing assignments with their three school-age children.
- Teens, adults benefit from Homework HubNorth Crow River News13 hours ago
Marsha Lyons describes herself as a semi-retired software engineer - a career she has held for many years. Though she enjoys the job, she was looking for an opportunity that made more of an impact on the community.
- KS3 Geography homework self and peer assessment sheetTimes Education Supplement2 days ago
A self and peer assessment sheet that can be used when extended pieces of homework are completed. Works well and is easy for pupils to complete.
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Comments and Excuses!
I laughed out loud, and it was a bit nostalgic, too. I have actually said some of the things here! Do you remember the scifi excuse in which the homework, a science experiment, eats the dog?
lol..I like the one about dividing by zero. Nice hub.
Whatever happened to "my dog ate it". funny thing is that actually happened at my house a couple of weeks ago. Great fun. You do have some duplicates in there.
Patty! Very funny stuff. I loved it.
Great HUB
regards Zsuzsy
The key to making excuses is that you need to base them on truth.
These were great to read! See what I have to look forward to as a teacher?
Very good. I especially prefer the honest of the one, "I had better things to do." My favorite from my students (I also teach for a local college, and I teach a class in a prison), "We were in lockdown."
OMG - I got a duplicate capsue, so now I have to come up with more!
Sorry teacher - my glasses were dirty! lol lol lol .
my dog didn't eat it miss, but he thought it was a great place to lift his leg.....jimmy
Great one jimmy.
Thanks to everyone for the coments and catching my duplicates that I did during the time I was abducted by those annoying aliens!
I got caught in a snowstorm and I had to burn it to make a fire.
How funny!!
I like few of dose excuses (It was in my back pocket and a pickpocket stole it.)
and (I accidentally divided by zero and my paper burst into flames.) Dose are my fevered ones but I like them all lol
These are SO funny!!
I used to always do my homework, guess I'm a bit of a goody-goody. :-/
They are funny aren't they?
I forgot my Russian homework in college one day and I told the teacher I just forgot to do it. She said, OK, next time then.
I like the zero one best too!
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I love you.
Hmmm. There are so many places to find excuses, I don;t feel too bad about listing them. Don't get into trouble skipping school, though!
Love the excuse!
Hahaha I like that with Garfield :D
Thanks for the comments. Some classes require inordinate amounts of homework in the early grade levels, so some kids MIGHT get sick with it. :)
funny stuff
I'm a newcomer to Hubpages, so excuse my late comment on this article. It was hilarious and I may refer to it in my blog, which is about education. Great fun to read and great excuses to use!
Haha! - Glad you found them enjoyable NYLady. Comment any time you like on any Hub - people respond 2 yerars later sometimes! It's primarily evergreen content which lasts indefintely.
Mention any of the excuses you like and send your readers to Hub Pages. I do a lot of articles on education, health, and workforce issues. I'm going to look at yours.
lol heres one i heard a while ago::
i sneezed on it so by order of health regulations they destroyed it
That's a good one!
wow!! its very funny
haha, some of them are VERY funny.
lol,
here is an excuse i didnt do my history homework because i dont believe in dwelling on the past
Thank you - that's a good one too. :)
i love all of your coments, thanks por posting them :D
i have been known to use this little gem " sorry my sister says im allergic to homework"
keep them coming patty , much love x 0 x
Good one Daniel. i literally laughed out loud when i read this. I used this one yesterday to also get out of my Russian Homework. my lecturer advised me to use benedril, which i found hilarious. In Britain people are not as gullable in the USofA, buti love americans anyway. keep writing x
ok well my teach gave me an assignement to write about the best lost homewrok excuse ever HELP ME!
Just print this out with your homework and give the teacher a laugh for extra credit. I'm sure you can add your own excuses, itsy bitsy teeny weenie heathie weathy!
these excuses are crap any no teacher would believe them unless their really really stupid or they dont listen to you
That's the whole point of the article, DD! How did YOU do in school? :)
hahahaha so creative :D
i acualy used this and my teacher believed me! thank you lord
umm well i wasnt her on monday to get it i was to busy on tuesday to do it and then i whet to do it on wednesday and i forgot to bring it home and well thursday its due. I did it on my teacher and it worked!!!
Ackkk! I've created some monsters :) :)
hmm very funny
HA HA HA THOSE ARE GOOD!!!
Goes to prove how ingenious we can be when it comes to inventing excuses. Love all your examples.
Keny Luger says:
2 years ago
hahaha... yeah those are really funny!
Thanks.