Accidentally brought home a test....

[Mega_Cabbage]

I took it on Friday.

I appreciate everyone's suggestions. The more I think of it, the more horrid my outcomes look like. If I go with the "honest" route, I may have my test failed, or I may not. I am leaning towards the "he will fail me" route, since I can't imagine him letting me off the hook. On the other hand, I can just not mention it to him until he asks. I can possibly lie and try to lead him to think that he has somehow lost my test...

I am considered one of his "good" students (I set the curve for some of his tests), but he still seems like a teacher that wouldn't let me off the hook..

I really can't risk being accused of cheating because it would forever be on my record and will greatly influence my college admissions.. ugh, why do I have to be involved in this...?

It's just one zero though. It's not the end of the world. Does he lose papers a lot? If not, then he will probably call your bluff.

 

[Gracelia]

Your life is just one big problem after another.

omg lmao

and i would return the test, say it was an honest mistake and ask to get a re-test that will test for the same material??? talk to your guidance counselor (or whomever) about it too in case the teacher gives you a hard time.

(edit: talking to counselor to get their guidance + that's your backup, i mean start off saying you want an open honest convo, tell them what happened, etc. and then your steps for resolution are.. (a) re-take the test in another format, etc etc. it's up to you tho. if that happened with me and a teacher gave me a 0% (F) i would raise hell lmao, but idk if id ever stow away a test and not get noticed???? da hell was ur teacher doing lol)

 

[Monster]

It's just one zero though. It's not the end of the world. Does he lose papers a lot? If not, then he will probably call your bluff.

He doesn't lose papers often... Also, a test is going to influence my grade greatly.... I may finish with a C, or perhaps if I am lucky, a B..

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omg lmao

and i would return the test, say it was an honest mistake and ask to get a re-test that will test for the same material??? talk to your guidance counselor (or whomever) about it too in case the teacher gives you a hard time.

(edit: talking to counselor to get their guidance + that's your backup, i mean start off saying you want an open honest convo, tell them what happened, etc. and then your steps for resolution are.. (a) re-take the test in another format, etc etc. it's up to you tho. if that happened with me and a teacher gave me a 0% (F) i would raise hell lmao, but idk if id ever stow away a test and not get noticed???? da hell was ur teacher doing lol)

Yeah, thanks for the advice. It's my fault for not realizing it in my binder, I don't know if I should consult my counselor before I talk to my APUSH teacher. It sounds like a good idea since my counselor seems nice..


Anyways, I have a class with him on tuesday, since I don't have him tomorrow because there is no 0 period.

 

[Mega_Cabbage]

He doesn't lose papers often... Also, a test is going to influence my grade greatly.... I may finish with a C, or perhaps if I am lucky, a B..

Yeah, but surely this isn't the only test in the quarter. By what you said before, you set the curve, so your average is going to be around 95+. One zero isn't going to drop you down that much if you get A's in everything else. From experience, my English teacher lost my essay (worth a test grade) and I still managed to finish with 107%.

 

[offing]

Well if you took the test and was supposed to turn it in, but you didn't. By that merit alone you should fail because even if it was just a simple slip of the mind, perspective wise it is not fair for others. But who knows, honesty is best in a situation where it looks like you're going to fail either way.

Fail someone for a simple mistake?! Goodness, it isnt like they meant to do it! If you would fail a student for a mole mistake, I hope you never become a teacher.

Op just give it back ad admit it was a mistake and you didn't mean to take it. I've done the same thing before (with a numbered test) and the teacher was fine with it.

 

[f11]

Keep it. He's probs gonna be suspicious of you for the rest of the year even if you give it back

 

[MozzarellaSticks]

You're really just overthinking matters that don't even need much thinking.

Worst to worst, you could return it and ask about taking a make up test or doing some other work for the credit. Even if he says no and fails you for the test, its still probably far better in the long term than what could result if you're found out lying.

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guessing its the former, since its not like he could cheat if he didn't have an answer sheet

(as in a sheet to write answers, not the sheet with the answers obviously)

People cheat because the latter is used again. So they give the questions to another class.

 

[Fhyn_K]

Fail someone for a simple mistake?! Goodness, it isnt like they meant to do it! If you would fail a student for a mole mistake, I hope you never become a teacher.

Op just give it back ad admit it was a mistake and you didn't mean to take it. I've done the same thing before (with a numbered test) and the teacher was fine with it.

Darling if you're thinking about failing the class then no, but I absolutely would fail him on the test. When you get into the higher echelons of education you learn that being on top of your game is just as important as knowing the material because chances are limited. If OP were to have been given the opportunity to be given the test again, then OP would have had the time to remember the basis of his exam. It is not fair to the others that took the test the first time and turned it in. And sadly enough, I pretty much am a teacher and a good one at that.

 

[KaydeeKrunk]

Casually leave it in the classroom?

 

[Fairytale]

I had this once. We could take the test home to finish it (it was a test about a book we read) and I lost it.. Yup.. Anyway, my teacher asked me a few days later if I was sick I said no, I made the test. She said that it was weird and she thought she lost it. Of course she wasn't able to find it again and I never had to make it again. If I were you, I'd say you made the test and gave it to him and he will also think he lost it but you can also be honest and ask him if you can re-do the test.

 

[Murray]

You are stupid and/or delusional if you think not handing it in as soon as possible will create a better/less bad outcome

 

[Ashtot]

How's your cousin doing?

Also just hand it in and explain. Best case scenario is he just takes it, worst case you have to rewrite the test.

 

[Tao]

guessing its the former, since its not like he could cheat if he didn't have an answer sheet

(as in a sheet to write answers, not the sheet with the answers obviously)

You can cheat without an answer sheet. Google is a thing.

 

[LambdaDelta]

You can cheat without an answer sheet. Google is a thing.

But he couldn't be accused of cheating on that particular test if he was to hand it in.

 

[Silversea]

If you get 100% then the teacher will probably give you an F for obvious reasons.

 

[Coach]

As long as you don't have obvious crossing-outs for question and you wrote in pen, it's less likely that the teacher will think you cheated.

 

[MozzarellaSticks]

I'm all for the keep it crowd. Let him think he lost it. He can't prove you took it, and if you stay adamant that you didn't i's more believable. You have to really sell it. Act a bit offended that he would even suggest that you cheated. You have to seem like your reaction is natural and unfaked. It's actually not that hard. You just believe in yourself and your lie.

In later years the test will become a funny souvenir of high school.

 

[matt]

Say your really sorry and return it he'll understand. Explain the situation. Or you can wait and he'll get back to you which might make the situation worse

 

[Yui Z]

If it were me, I'd probably sneak into his room while he isn't there and put it with the other tests as if nothing ever happened. Or (if adding it to the pile isn't an option) I'd bury it somewhere on his desk where he'll find it so that it looks like he misplaced it.

I did something similar with my maths homework last year I think.

 

[honeymoo]

The best thing to do would've been passing it in as soon as you noticed and explaining it to your teacher.

I did something similar with my maths homework last year I think.

isn't the point of homework to do it at home though?