Tell Me WHY

• Why, when the Internet service goes out at my college, do they send out emails telling us the server is down?
• Why, when the login requirements change for our work email and we are locked out of the email system, does the college send us an EMAIL telling us how to get into the email?
• Why does my employer put up big posters all over the campus telling students how much money stolen books can bring the thief?
• Why do the cleaning crews continue to add left-behind student belongings to the pile in one of my classrooms? The pile has been growing for two years now and covers one table and two desks.
• Why, when the syllabus clearly states, "No essay submissions via email," do students send their essays via email (but always with the note, "I know you said not to do this, but ...)
• Why is there a sign in our building which reads, "If you can't read, come see us."
• Why do I get so highly annoyed when a student tells me, "My high school English teacher doesn't understand this assignment!"
• Why do I actually laugh when a student turns in an essay which is clearly plagiarized from a magazine, and the student tells me he isn't responsible for plagiarism because he hired someone else to write the essay for him?