Ghost Students

[fishbrains]

I just sent an announcement to my summer class letting them know there are only 3 weeks left.

One student, who is on track to pass, thanked me.
One student, who is not on track, but has dome SOME of the coursework, emailed to promise to do better.

aaaaaand, the ghost student, who did the syllabus quiz, and NOTHING ELSE, has emailed demanding a f2f meeting to discuss why he is being treated unfairly in the course.

The online course. 
The asynchronous one. 
The one with all the material available on day one.

Treated unfairly.

I wish he had stayed a ghost.

We should be allowed to simply email back "Bruh, wtf?" a minimum of three times a semester to indicate to a student that they are about to screw up or have just screwed up big-time. Kind of a code phrase to prompt them into seeking a second opinion before proceeding.

Just my opinion.

At least.

3 times per student, right? I've got one that I could have sent that email 3x this week.

I can't be bothered with the details. I'm the concept person here.