Examining students is not the time to sip coffee.
Exam grading is not the time to drink coffee for two reasons. As one unfortunate grader discovered, the first is to avoid spilling your extra-hot, extra-foamy, extra-caramel-drizzled pumpkin spice latte with twelve shots of espresso and eight pumps of pumpkin sauce all over your undergrad’s hard work. If you do, they may change their minds about attending a prestigious university like MIT or CalTech.The second justification is that you shouldn’t rush through grading a pile of papers and give everyone an A+ because you’re high on amphetamines. This ensures that no one is admitted to CalTech.