Quote of the Day (September)

"Ooh, I know! Labor Day!" - One student's enthusiastic answer to my question of what piece of technology is being rumored to be announced this September. After I said that wasn't it, another student chimed in slightly less sure of herself, "Rail?" (8/30/12)

"Quote of the Day" (medicine)

"It's tiger balm. People say that it smells like Christmas." - A student's response after I asked him what that pungent smelling cream was that he was rubbing onto his shoulders right before class. Can you guess which student got significantly less help that day? (8/29/12)

Quote of the Day (gifts)

"How come people just give you stuff?" - Observation from a student after he saw some gift wrapped popcorn on my desk and previously saw that someone had given me cookies the other day. The popcorn was from a student who was about to throw them away because there were no microwaves around. (8/24/12)

Quote of the Day (close call)

"Hey Mister, what's a 'bake-a-breath'?" - Temporarily shocking question from a student entering my classroom this morning. Recomposing myself, I lied by saying I had no idea then asked what she was talking about. She handed me this note. First rule of this Quote Blog: we do not talk about this blog. Second rule of Quote Blog: we DO NOT talk about this blog (especially to students). Third rule of Quote Blog: If someone misspells bakabreath, then this blog is over. (8/28/12)

Quote of the Day (noted)

"That's a good one, Mister. I'm gonna write that one down." - A student's reaction to something that I said that was (apparently) inspirational. (8/27/12)

Quote of the Day (pizza)

"Hey Mister, guess what?" - Question from a fashion conscious female student who refused to move until I answered her question before the start of class. After an incorrect guess, she confessed, "I just downed like 10 pieces of pizza." She somehow found satisfaction in the stunned look on my face. (8/24/12)

Quote of the Day (rich)

"Here's an elevator for you. And here's a kool aid water fountain for you." - Wishful improvements to the school from a student pretending to pull bundles of money out of his pockets as he joked around with his peers. (8/23/12)

Quote of the Day (volume)

"She can't. That's her normal voice." - A student's response after I asked her friend to stop yelling in my class. (8/16/12)

Quote of the Day (time)

"Are you teaching Trig next week?" - Forgivable slip from a student who meant to ask me if I would be teaching it next year. I certainly hope the answer to her original question is no. (8/21/12)

Quote of the Day (spelling)

"Did they spell your name wrong?" - A student's question to me as he was pointing to my name that I had written on my book. I really wanted to ask him who the "they" was that he was referring to and what he thought the spelling of my name was. (8/20/12)

Quote of the Day (book cover)

"Just leave it there...but don't tell anyone that I put it on my head." - Parting request from a student after leaving behind the book cover he begged me to have at the beginning of class. (8/16/12)

Quote of the Day (clothes)

"You know! She's the one that still tries to dress like a teenager." - A student's description of one of my coworkers when one of his friends couldn't visualize who was being discussed. (8/15/12)

Quote of the Day (compliment?)

"Oh, I can tell we're in a math teacher's class; everything is so efficient." - Comment from a parent of one of my students at tonight's open house who realized that I had the night's schedule on the board, everyone's contact information handy so they wouldn't have to duplicate it on the sign-in sheet, and my presentation on the screen ready to go. (8/14/12)

Quote of the Day (pass)

"Mister, I'm going to be gone again. Can I get a pass to go to the counselors' office so I can pick up an extended absence form?" - Request from a student who has already missed several days of school in the first 2 weeks. Let's see, asking me to miss part of class to get a permission form to miss more class? Permission DENIED. (8/13/12)

Quote of the Day (big)

"That guy is so huge. He's like a hundred pounds wide." - Grammatically weak, but surprisingly strong  description by a student of his friend. (8/10/12)

Quote of the Day (wish)

"Bye Mister. Have a good weekend." - Parting greeting from a student as she was leaving class...on a Thursday. When she saw my puzzled look, she realized she was wrong and deftly added, "After tomorrow." (8/9/12)

Quote of the Day (sock)

"Hey! That's my sock." - Exclamation from a student who dropped his sock on the way to an assembly. I called out to him, but he didn't hear me so I had to pick up his (supposedly clean) sock and catch up with him. (8/8/12)

Quote of the Day (watermelon)

"I left some watermelon in a ziploc bag with my clothes, and it got rotten." - Unwanted conversation from a former student in response to my question of how her summer was. (8/7/12)

Quote of the Day (lip)

"Hey Mister! You wanna see my lip?" - Offer from a high school student who subsequently pulled down his lower lip to show me the huge gash he got from trying to step in between some fighting relatives. (8/6/12)

Quote of the Day (safe)

"Mister, can I leave this on your desk?" - A student who was toting this: