because i said so.

You know, there are some days that I really wish the response "because I said so" worked with college students. I remember my mom pulling that phrase out every once in awhile when we were kids [ok, the last time I was at home - kidding] and I knew it meant "discussion = over." I've even heard my friends with young ones breaking it out here and there. While they tend to give me a disgusted - gosh I sound like my parental unit - look when they say it, they do it because it still works!

I try to be educational in my approaches with students and get them to make decisions and choices on their own [though often times guided]. But seriously, there are just those days where I don't want to be educational and I just want to stamp my foot and say "because I said so." If you haven't guessed, today was one of those days.