Quote of the Day

"Beat it!" -- A student's response when I offered to help him with his work. (11/30/10)

Quote of the Day

"She said, 'I owe you $80; I guess that's close enough.'" -- An eighth grader boasting about how her mom was going to get her an iPhone after school today. (11/29/10)

Quote of the Day

"No. I don't get paid till the end of the month." -- My relative's disappointed reply after I asked her if she was going to wake up early to participate in Black Friday like she did last year. When I asked her boyfriend the same question later, he merely beamed as he shook his head. (11/25/10)

Quote of the Day

"Ew! This smells like butt. Here, smell it." -- A friend's comment after she bit into a piece of broccoli that had a hidden rotten spot. (11/19/10)

Question of the Day

"Is this how you spell erase?" -- From a student who doodled on my board and implored (in writing) "DO NOT EARSE! (sic)" *sigh* (11/22/10)

Quote of the Day

'If he did exist, I'd have a car by now!" -- My 7th grade student's reaction after I joked that I got my new projector from Santa Claus. (11/22/10)

Quote of the Day

"She's not a musician, but she is a Mexican." -- A coworker's response after I asked him why he bought his wife a xylophone for Christmas last year. (11/19/10)

Quote of the Day

"[Daniel] must not have any kids." -- Simultaneous reaction from 2 coworkers as they piled into my car and noticed the clean interior before going to lunch. (11/18/10)

(Sad) Quote of the Day

"I think I sprained my ankle." -- Coworker's confession after I went to check up on her following her attempt to be discrete in delivering something to me in the middle of my class only to not-so-discretely tumble down the stairs on her way out. (11/17/10)

Quote of the Day

"Does that stand for 'Chinese...Association...'?" -- A 7th grader who was trying to figure out what the initials JASH (Japan America Society Hawaii) on the arm of my shirt stood for. When I told him that the word "Chinese" doesn't start with a J, he started guessing, "Jamaican...Association..." (11/16/10)

Quote of the Day

"You've changed." -- Negative reaction from one of my students after I revoked some of their privileges upon hearing how they treated my sub on Friday. (11/15/10)

Quote of the Day

"When are you going to learn? Around here, they reward good work with more work." -- Playful warning from a coworker after one good deed turned into multiple requests from several more coworkers. (11/9/10)

Quote of the day

"I'm high." -- A student's reason to explain her erratic behavior. When she noticed the look of surprise on my face, she added, "On sugar. I only got to eat candy all during lunch."

Description of the Day

"I don't like that lady. She's so...ugh!" -- One of my students after a coworker came to peek at my new classroom. (10/19/10)

Quote of the Day

"Was it a picture of a hot girl?" -- A student's question after his classmate told me she found out I have a facebook account because she saw my name next to a comment I made on one of your pictures. (11/8/10)

Quote of the Day

"You can be ugly and still have friends on facebook." -- A coworker's comment over lunch. (10/28/10)

(Scary) Quote of the Day

"How hard could it be? There's only two settings o-f-f and o-on." -- I don't know what's worse, this quote from a coworker or the fact that another coworker that he was talking about couldn't turn off something in they were using in his classroom. (11/3/10)

Rumor of the Day

"I heard that your girlfriend is pregnant." -- My student's response after I asked him why he was asking me a barrage of personal questions that included if I am married or if I have a girlfriend. (10/27/10)

Question of the Day

"Do I have to be registered to vote here? I just can't come and sign up to vote?" -- Overheard from an older gentleman at my polling station. (11/2/10)

Philosophy of the Day

"It doesn't matter if you're old or if you're young; if you're stupid, you're stupid." -- Wise words from a coworker following today's meetings. (11/1/10)