I have had students ask me if I give them bonus points" for showing up to class on days when a lot of the rest of the class decided to take the day off. (FWIW: I am 37.) it is frustrating to deal with people who have such a mismatch between what they actually DO and what they expect to RECEIVE in return...if I leave academia (which, honestly, is a career I love on the good days, and think I am at leas