Quote of the Day (hate)

"No no no. I promise, I really meant Mr. ******." - An intermediate student's reaction after his peers told me that he had said, "I hate Mr. Hwang." (4/10/12)

Quote of the Day (challenge)

"I like doing those, because I feel smart when I get them right." - Surprising comment from a high school student regarding the hardest questions in a chapter. (4/5/12)

Quote of the Day (nuts)

"Are you allergic to other kinds of peanuts?" - A student's question to me after I refused her offer to try some of her trail mix due to my peanut allergy. When I asked her what she meant by "other kinds of peanuts", she replied, "You know, like almonds and cashews." (4/5/12)

Quote of the Day (check)

"OK, you're right. I didn't double check it." - A student's confession as she saw me mark her first two questions wrong on the exam she had just turned in. I had just asked if she had checked her answers, and she adamantly claimed that she "triple checked" them. (4/4/12)

Quote of the Day (repetition)

"Mister! Didn't we already do this stuff before?" - A student's impetuous observation in the middle of class. Before I could think of a witty retort, his friend beat me to it, "Duh! We're reviewing for the test." (3/22/12)

Quote of the Day (pits)

"No, I was just showing her my arm pit." - Embarrassed/embarrassing  response from a high school student after I asked her if she was raising her hand because she had a question. (4/2/12)

Quote of the Day (too late)

"You should really write some of these down so you can remember them." - A coworker's suggestion to me after I told her something funny one of our students had said in class. (3/28/12)

Quote of the Day (malapropism)

"Sometimes I worry about him. He seems like he's all the way out in left wing." - A coworker's assessment of one of our students. I had no idea my student was that into politics. (3/28/12)

Quote of the Day (video)

"Anyone else want to see it?" - A high school student's offer to his peers after he had just shown me a video of him eating a cockroach. (3/28/12)

Quote of the Day (pressure)

"That means you have to hurry up too." - My neighbor's inevitable zinger thrown at me after she informed me that a friend of mine has entered into a serious relationship. (3/27/12)

Quote of the Day (lunch)

"All I had was tartar fish." - A high school student's complaint about her meal after her friend boasted about how he just had a hamburger steak plate lunch. (3/23/12)

Quote of the Day (Se7en)

"It says 7 right there!" - An intermediate student's adamant claim after I asked him why he wrote down a seven on his calculations. There wasn't a single 7 written on the paper; it was a question mark. (3/22/12)

Quote of the Day (Guy)

"I can totally see Mister on the news doing the weather." - A high school student's comment to his peers today after one of them mentioned that I resembled local weatherman, Guy Hagi. (3/21/12)

Quote of the Day (phonics)

"Ho brother, would you care to join me for a scrap at the field of higher elevation?" - A student's impression of what educated pidgin would sound like. This came about from our discussion on conics which somehow morphed into one about phonics and how much better students would sound if they learned to speak with more academic language. (3/20/12)

Quote of the Day (sleep)

"My parents make me go to bed by 8:00." - Complaint from a high school student that came just after I had asked her what time she goes to bed since she groaned about feeling so tired. (3/19/12)

Quote of the Day (confession)

"Mister, I'm bored." - A complaint from an intermediate student before the start of 1st period. I never heard him say that again after I made him do 58 problems during the morning's class. (3/7/12)

Quote of the Day (timing)

"Mister, can you show me how to do this problem?" - Question from a student who was expressing his willingness to learn. Only one problem, he was taking a test when he finally asked for help. (3/7/12)

Quote of the Day (hello)

"Did you just ask him that because he's Asian?" - A high school student's question to his peer after she had asked me if I liked her new Hello Kitty paper that she was writing her homework on. (3/6/12)

Quote of the Day (Phone Call)

"Are you still in the [class]room?" - The first thing a coworker asked over the phone when she called my classroom. (3/5/12)

Quote of the Day (cougar)

"I like older women." - A high school junior explaining to me why he asked a senior to prom. (2/29/12)