Lazy student refuses to participate in group project, cries to teacher when he gets an F: '[He] tried to blame us for him not participating'

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Emmy Pratt • Senior Editor
Apr 8, 2024 1:00 PM EDT

We've all been in situations where one person in a group is not pulling their weight. This happens in every corner of life, whether it be someone at your job doing a lot more talking than working or at school where one of the kids expects every other kid in their group project to cover for them. One of the classic lines of high school group project slackers is, "You're so much smarter than me, so you should do this part." It's one of the more subtle methods of trying to get away with doing the bare minimum, and if you let that slide, they will succeed in that effort. 

Some kids are less slick than the brown nosers previously mentioned. There is a certain subset of juvenile delinquents that make no attempt to hide their contempt for their group project cohorts, their other classmates, or education as a whole. This is the story of one of those kids. 

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    r/OhNoConsequences u/lmjustvibinbroUwU • 4d Lazy classmate didn't participate in group project and is surprised when given an F Join
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    So earlier this month, I had to do this group project that was a kind of mock interview of what it's like to be a sophomore in high school. We had to be in groups of four, and one person had to be the interviewer while the others had to be interviewed. I picked the interviewer role because I'm very good at public speaking and acting.
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    The main part of the grade was presentation and participation, and this one guy in my group (I'll call him Jeff) was very and didn't even try to participate in the project which left the rest of my group with a lot of extra things to do.
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    Once it came down to the speaking part and going over lines for the upcoming presentation, Jeff didn't help at all. He insulted the rest of the group and said we were trying too hard and "No one cares about this bro." And when it came time for us to present our bit, he didn't even get up in front of the class with us and just laughed and talked all through the little bit we did.
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    Long story short, it turned out that the project was a being put in as a test grade, and Jeff came to class the next day crying and begging the teacher to bring his grade up and tried to blame us for him not participating.
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    RedOneGoFaster • 4d This is when you point and laugh. ... Reply 2.8k
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    JohnTheRaceFan ⚫ 4d • A classic, the full Nelson Muntz. chef's kiss 777
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    Dizzy_Square_9209. 4d School is about learning. He has a successful lesson. Well done Teacher. Reply 1.4k
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    Pristine_Fox4551 • 4d Life after school is one endless group project. On behalf of this kid's future employers, thank you Teacher. 442
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    avatarherome • 4d Former teacher here. Jeff and his parents will likely contact admin or counseling and they will force the teacher to let Jeff have an extra chance because it's not fair to him, especially if Jeff believes the test grade was a surprise. The teacher will be punished for not creating an "optimal environment for student success with clear rubrics and objectives." ... 132
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    anomalous_cowherd • 4d I've worked with several ex-teachers and they all left because of (a) parents like that and (b) administration's giving in to them. + 90 ⇓
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    sparksgirl1223 • 4d I'd do the exact opposite if my kid did this. I'd go to the meeting. I'd listen.and when I heard my kid did nothing, I'd look the teacher In the face and tell him to double the zero. And then I'd look at my kid and tell them if they don't want zeros, they should work for the grade they want. 57
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    LadyCrusader13 • 4d Omg I hated people like this. And you think "Oh it'll be different in college, everyone will participate." No, they do not. You still end up with partners who don't do . Had one like this in grad school. Myself and one partner were good, met a couple times a week and emailed each other updates. The third guy kept saying he couldn't meet cause he was too busy. I basically never met him. The first project, we couldn't trust this dude to do anything, he didn't write his parts, h
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    no time to fix so we just turned it in. The next project I was more firm. I talked to the professor early this time and explained the last experience. He was understanding and asked that I CC him in our emails with him. Which I did. Dude never responded and didn't even have anything to do with the 2nd project. We got our grades and everyone was talking because the program showed the lowest and highest grades (anonymously), and everyone was like "yo someone got a 0." I was so ready to just be don
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    SikatSikat 4d • My 2nd year of law school I had a guy gunning for top of the class in a group project who proceeded to write a section of a paper taking the opposite position that we a a group voted (and thus our sections built around) and no-showed multiple meetings claiming he was too hungover. The freak out when he got a B in the class, which he blames on the teacher not liking him, was cathartic. Edit: I don't use cathartic in briefs 197
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    TwoWheeled Hobbit ⚫ 4d • I hope he didnt get a good grade even after his crying. ... Reply 216
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    JTD177 .4d You are going to find people like this your entire life, the worst will be when you have to work with them. Reply 147
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    account_not_valid • 4d . the worst will be when you have to work with them. Or work for them. 95
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