A new UK survey has revealed that traditional excuses, which kids usually give their teachers regarding their homework, have now been replaced by ones involving technology.
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"Our research has discovered that many UK schoolchildren are using technological errors with their teachers.
"And computer crashes or accidentally deleting work, are the perfect modern-day excuses to get out of homework. But it's not always a fabrication though.
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The study, which was carried out between the 13th and 23rd of August found three quarters of teachers have noticed an upsurge in the number of pupils blaming technology for not doing homework.
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The top 10 most common excuses are:
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Homework For Sale, But Teachers Catch Up!
President Barack Obama may have hammered home a message of noses-to-the-grindstone as the secret to success at school in his speech to US students this week, but some American youngsters
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2. I finished my homework but then I deleted it by accident
3. The dog ate it
4. My computer crashed and I lost it
5. My printer broke
6. I finished my homework but was unable to save it
7. My printer ran out of ink
8. My Internet was down so I couldn't do any research or access assignment
9. I spilt my drink on the computer and it broke
10. My house was burgled and my computer was nicked
Source-ANI
