Smartest Thing I've Ever Read

I received a email this morning that can be summarized as follows:

There's a chance I may not be able to pay my school bill, so I stopped coming to class and doing work. I've now realized, 2 essays later, that this was probably a bad idea. If I can pay my bill, will you take my work?

I want to know what was going through this person's mind: "Mrs. RainyKate does not accept any late work, so if I tell her that I made the conscious choice to not come to class or do my work, surely she'll make an exception for me."

Um.... not so much.