Quote of the Day (help)

"Mister, can I come in after school for some help?" - Question from a student on only the fourth day of school. I don't know whether I should be happy or worried. (8/2/12)

Quote of the Day (advantage)

"Or, I could just drop it off at your house since we live so close." - Terrifying statement from a student after I gave a reminder to turn in an assignment before school ended. (8/1/12)

Quote of the Day (assignment)

"Wow! Homework already?! I'm in the wrong class." - Cry from a high school student on the first day of school. *sigh* The homework assignment was to get a parent signature on the syllabus. (7/30/12)

Quote of the Day (friendship)

"You're not my friend any more." - Rejection from a former student who came into my classroom specifically to tell me he was disappointed that I wasn't teaching his current math class. (7/30/12)

Quote of the Day (Lost)

"Did I leave my glasses here?" - Random question from a coworker as I worked quietly in my classroom. (7/25/12)

Quote of the Day (Time)

"It's only been an hour? It seems like we've been here 5 hours already." - A coworker's confession after she asked what time it was during our first meeting back after summer vacation. (7/24/12)

Quote of the Day (author)

"Oh! I know! A Walk to Remember." - Excited answer from a student after I asked the class if they knew the other famous book that John Steinbeck wrote other than Of Mice and Men. I had no idea that it was possible to confuse a Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winning author with the same dude who wrote The Notebook. (5/24/12)

Quote of the Day (healthy)

"I had ice cream for breakfast. I hope my next teacher has food." - Comment from a student on the last day of school. This was after she repeatedly asked me if I had food I'd like to share with her. (5/24/12)

Quote of the Day (stump)

"Oh yeah? Well, you look like a gnome. You should come work in my yard." - Sassy comeback from an intermediate student who was being bullied by an immediately-silenced, short (and round) student. (5/24/12)

Quote of the Day (extra credit)

"I'll help you if you give me extra credit." - Negotiation tactic from a high school student who volunteered to help with cafeteria duty. There was only one problem, not enough people could help with the school service assignment in my class so I had to ask students from the neighboring classroom for volunteers...She wasn't even one of my students. (5/23/12)

Quote of the Day (hair)

"Hey! I have a hair growing here." - A vocalized thought from a high school student who was admiring the tiny strand emerging from his arm pit as he raised his hand to ask a question. (5/22/12)

Quote of the Day (sleep)

"I had a dream that Mister was trying to kill you." - Comment from a high school student to a friend. (5/18/12)

Quote of the Day (Too Soon)

"Yeah! I won't have to take another math class!" - Possibly premature exclamation from a high school student as the end of the school year approaches. (5/17/12)

Quote of the Day (countdown)

"It's just marks one year closer to the day I'll die." - Something that I overheard from a high school student. When asked what he was talking about he replied, "Oh, that's just what I tell everyone when they ask me why I don't make a big deal about my birthday." (5/16/12)

Quote of the Day (number)

"Number, I need help with Mister 12." - Request from an obviously tired student who came in to get some last minute assistance for the final exam. (5/15/12)

Quote of the Day (hypothetical)

"But Mister, what if I can't come in after school to finish my test because I have practice." - Pointless question from a student who used the first of two days of testing to sit around and do nothing because he wasn't prepared to take the test. (5/14/12)

Quote of the Day (expectations)

"I hope somebody gives me a cheeseburger lei." - Comment from a former student after I asked him what he was looking forward to most in next week's graduation. (5/11/12)

Quote of the Day (matching)

"Mister, my (mechanical) pencil is the same color as yours. Can I get extra credit?" - A high school student's request at the beginning of an exam. (5/7/12)

Quote of the Day (greetings)

"He said 'Good morning' to me first." - Overheard from a couple of former students after I greeted them as I passed by. (5/9/12)

Quote of the Day (nonsense)

"Mister, you have no sense of humor." - Complaint from a student after I never even cracked a smile at his joke. (5/8/12)