And....

...whilst on the subject of students.
Over the last few days i've heard several times how so-and-so hasn't handed their essay in...
I mean, what's all that about?
To me it seems daft.
Mainly because it's an automatic fail.
At least if something is handed in, no matter how rough around the edges or rushed.
You can be awarded some mark.
And some mark has got to be better than a fail.