jaybird3rd

"Look, I paid for college, so why should I even study? I paid you, now you owe me. If I go anywhere else (restaurant, grocery store, car dealership, etc.), I get something in return for my money. McDonald's doesn't make me take a quiz and refuse to give me a milkshake if I fail."

^ That's pretty much the attitude.  I hear it all the time, especially at the end of the semester: after getting an (already generous) grade of, say, 77% on an assignment, the student will write me back and say "You know, that's pretty close to a 'B.' If I get a 'C,' it might hurt my scholarship, so I'd really like to get a 'B' for this, please."

^ (Actually, that's a slight exaggeration.  They usually don't say "please.")