Struck me the other day that when someone tells me something is really important and needs doing as a matter of priority, then says it needs doing "by Friday," or "by the end of the week," what they're in fact communicating to me is "No-one will chase you up to see if you've done this until after the weekend at the earliest," and by extention, "It's nowhere near as important as we're making it out to be. Have a nice weekend."
If at all possible, in future I shall look to avoid setting deadlines for Fridays, lest students develop the same ideas about work for my subject.
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