Memo to Undergraduates

Dear Students of the Planet:

Please. It's not hard. It takes no time. Just put your instructor's damn' name on every paper, exam, quiz, and project you turn in. That way when you put it in the mailbox below the instructor's name, instead of the one above, the confused recipient has some chance of getting it to the right instructor. Or, for that matter, that way, when you hand the fruit of your blood, sweat, and tears to your boyfriend or roommate or dog to deliver for you instead of turning it in your own self, we can establish right away that the boyfriend/roommate/dog is looking for someone who teaches in a completely different department, and we can thus give them directions and send them on their way. That way if your professor is in any way scatterbrained (prone, say, to leaving all of their students' exams on top of their car and driving off with a rooster tail of exams flying behind), then if good Samaritans rescue your work, it stands some chance of getting back into the right hands. The faith you put in the universe taking care of you is touching and sweet, but trust me on this, go ahead and put the instructor's name on the paper anyway.