The research our Head of School shared at Assembly last Friday–that multi-tasking actually and significantly reduces productivity and effectiveness–was clearly lost on this freshman. Still, he provided me with the best excuse I’ve ever had from a student, hands-down, for not having done the reading.

Hello Ms. Mulligan!

This may sound very strange and stupid, but I accidentally dropped my book (The Catcher in the Rye) into the toilet bowl (WHEN IT WAS EMPTY AND CLEAN), and now it is soaked and I cannot read it.

I have been trying to dry it using my fan, yet it is still too wet to turn pages without ripping them apart.

I have a free tomorrow morning first period, and will try and read then, but it may still be too wet.