Quote of the Day (literacy)

"And Ralph was just standing there for two whole pages." - Excited chatter from a high school student passionately discussing what was happening in her reading of Lord of the Flies. (4/3/13)

Quote of the Day (grade)

"But it's a good grade right?" - Response from a student after I told her I didn't know her grade off the top of my head. If I don't know it, how could I know if it's good? (4/2/13)

Quote of the Day (April)

"I thought it was for the whole month." - Confused response from a student after I reminded him that today was April Fools' Day. (4/1/13)

Quote of the Day (calendar)

"Whoever made this schedule really needs to do a better job." - Complaint from a student about our return from Spring Break for two days of classes only to leave on a three day weekend. His solution was to have us not return for those 2 days so we could just have 2 full weeks off; for once I agree with one of my students. (3/27/13)

Quote of the Day (fame)

"Mister! I'm an internet 'me-may'." - First words from a student upon entering my class. When I sought clarification, he showed me a picture of himself that had some trite phrase written in Impact font typical of most internet memes. Apparently, someone used his photo without permission, wrote some meme-ish prose and posted it netting 20,000+ views in less than 3 days. (3/27/13)

Quote of the Day (stairs 5)

"Mister, I like go hiking with you!" - Request from a student said between deep gasps for air after climbing the two flights of stairs to my classroom and seeing a picture from my hikes on my computer desktop. (3/15/13)

Quote of the Day (stairs 4)

"Ugh! Stairs can go jump in a lake and drown for all I care." - Remark from a high school sophomore. This is the penultimate quote of five from students describing the two flights of stairs to get to my classroom. (2/19/13)

Quote of the Day (stairs 3)

"I made it up Mount Everest!" - Proud declaration from a student upon reaching my classroom door. This is the third quote of five from students describing the two flights of stairs to get to my classroom. (3/1/13)

Quote of the Day (stairs 2)

"I made it here; I'm alive." Exasperated comment from an out of breath student. This is the second quote of five from students describing the two flights of stairs to get to my classroom. (10/28/12)

Quote of the Day (stairs 1)

"Those stairs are hangs, Mister." - First quote of five from students describing the two flights of stairs to get to my classroom. (9/1/12)

Quote of the Day (energy)

"Mister, do you have a 5-hour energy drink?" - Plea for help from a tired student this morning. Whoever said there's no such thing as a stupid question clearly never taught high school. (3/15/13)

Quote of the Day (attendance)

"Oh! You're here." - A student's reaction as he entered the classroom. I guess he didn't think I would still be coming to work 2 days before Spring Break starts. His peer followed my teasing of him about his low expectations of me and asked in all seriousness, "Are you going to be here tomorrow?" (3/14/13)

Quote of the Day (effort)

"Can you just show me how to do it so I don't have to read that?" - Remark from a high school student after I encouraged her to read the definition on the board to see if she could figure out how to do the next problem before I demonstrated how to do it for the class. (3/13/13)

Quote of the Day (fish)

"Mister, do you know how to say 'fish' in Spanish?" - Question from a freshman who was frantically trying to finish an assignment during recess. (3/12/13)

Quote of the Day (distracted)

"Oh, sorry. I got sidetracked." - Apology from a high school student after I asked him why he wasn't doing his work. When I asked him what was more pressing than his work he confessed, "Oh nothing. I just saw this bruise on my arm so I started drawing on it." (3/11/13)

Quote of the Day (fun)

"Mister, can I have a copy of all of these questions? These are fun." - Request from a student as we were working on an enrichment lesson on deductive reasoning. As I turned to walk to my computer to print a copy, I quickly wiped a tear from the corner of my eye. (3/8/13)

Quote of the Day (drink)

"I'll drink it if it's from someone who's cute. Mister, who sat here?" - Remark from a high school student after she grabbed a sports drink that had been left behind from the previous period. (3/7/13)

Quote of the Day (nonconformity)

"I put down that I was white AND that I was black." - A high school student expressing his displeasure for a mandatory survey. He later added, "You know, just to fight the system." (3/6/13)

Quote of the Day (average)

"Yes! It made my overall grade go up." - A high school student's optimistic reaction to seeing her test score, a D. (3/5/13)

Quote of the Day (study)

"I didn't know how to do it." - A high school student's response after I asked him why he left a question blank on his exam. As I walked away, I heard him mutter, "I guess I should've studied." (3/4/13)