Quote of the Day

"I thought that was cat food." - Remark from a coworker as he explained why he asked what the little can was on my car floor. (5/27/11)

Question of the Day

"Do you know what these are?" - Query from a hiker who had a full bag of mountain apples. When I made it to the (not-so-) secret spot to pick some, there were none left! (5/30/11)

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"I'm a yellow-light magnet, nice to meet you." - Greeting from a cashier after I apologized for having the curse of always making the line I'm standing in take longer than normal. (5/29/11)

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"Why? There's nothing bad on cable!" - A disappointed student's response after I denied him use of the classroom's TV on the last day of school. (5/26/11)

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"Why are they congratulating him? He didn't even do any of the work?" - A female coworker's bitter but playful(?) jab after a male teacher was recognized in a faculty meeting for recently having a baby. (5/26/11)

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"This test is so hard!" - Comment from a student who just minutes earlier was bragging to his friend that he didn't study for any of his finals. (5/25/11)

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"You would've nominated me for an award right?" -- One student's reaction after he found out I missed the "deadline" to submit names for today's awards assembly. (5/24/11)

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"Looks like we chose the right person this year." - Comment from someone attending a workshop for the group that will send me to Japan this summer with a short layover in Korea. At one point, I could speak both languages... guess that means I have more to study. (5/21/11)

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"Do you have a pass?" - A coworker's question to me as I was walking on campus during class. (5/20/11)

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"OOH! are we watching a movie today? Then why is the TV over there?" - A student's excited greeting as he entered the classroom. I hadn't moved the TV in months. (5/18/11)

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"You know what's worse than desperate seniors? Desperate parents." - A veteran teacher at a workshop speaking about high school graduation. (5/18/11)

Question of the Day

"Mister, can I break your desk?" - A student's question as she was peeling up the writing surface from her desk. (5/18/11)

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"I got kicked out of my class, can I stay with your class?" - A student of mine trying to find a place to lay low from security... if a rabble rouser got kicked out of one class why would I want them to stay in mine? (5/17/11)

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"No! Leave it up there till Monday." - A student's response after I started erasing all the formulas she needed for Monday's test. When I asked her what she does with the worksheets/notes that I provide her with every day, she replied, "Oh those? I throw them away." (5/13/11)

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"Mister, do you like being a teacher?" - Question posed to me by a student  after her classmate kept doing something annoying to her. (5/11/11)

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"Is that bad?" - A student after she heard me warn her friend not to go to the beach because of the brown water advisory. (5/10/11)

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"Mister, are you Cuban?" - A 7th grader's random question after everyone was finished with their work. When I asked him why, he replied, "Because then if you had a grenade launcher, you'd be just like Scarface." (5/9/11)

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"Mister! Did you know that she has an 'A' for your class?" -- A 7th grader asking me if I knew that I gave her friend in the class a high mark for the quarter. (5/6/11)

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"What are you doing here? This is my neighborhood." - A student as I passed by & greeted her after dropping off my friend. (5/4/11)

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"I don't know how to spell my mom's name." - A student's confession when I questioned her if she wrote  down her mother's name correctly. (5/3/11)