Sam moved a stack of papers from one of the chairs to the floor and pulled the chair over. She sat, propping her feet on the three empty inches of space on the side of the desk.

Her head dropped back at Daniel's question. "No, I don't think you're being too mean. I think that you have to know whether or not they're learning the material. If they'd been turning their homework in all along, you wouldn't have assigned the project."

"You don't want them thinking you're a pushover, y'know."