Quote of the Day (pick)

"Mister! I had to go all the way to my counselor's office so I could switch into here because you never picked me to be in your class." - Frustrated venting from a student who I believe was not joking. (8/7/13)

Quote of the Day (chicks)

"I'm going to town right after school to pick up some chicks." - Stunningly bold statement from a usually conservative student. Upon seeing the look of shock on my face, he quickly clarified, "Baby chickens! I'm raising chickens!" (8/6/13)

Quote of the Day (mangoes)

"The most memorable thing I did this summer was to sneak into this guy's yard to take his mangoes." - One student's response to my request to the class to share the most memorable thing from their summer. As an example for them to follow, I had just finished sharing my experience of someone coming to my yard while I wasn't home to try to steal my mangoes. (8/5/13)

Quote of the Day (underachiever)

"Is it OK if I just take the D?" - Question from a student that I expected much more from. On a day when I had students fighting to get those extra few points to get a higher grade, it was disappointing to see someone just give up after persevering all year. (5/24/13)

Quote of the Day (improvement)

"At least I did better." - Somewhat disappointed reaction from a student upon completing his final exam, a retake of the exact same exam given 5 months ago. I had to remind him that I was proud that his score went from a 29% in December to a 92% in May. I was made even prouder when he replied that he would rather have gotten a 100%. (5/23/13)

Quote of the Day (bribe)

"Mister, I'll clean your yard if I don't have to take the final." - Never had I been so tempted to take up a student's bribe offer than I did today. (5/21/13)

Quote of the Day (motivation)

"But what if I want to take the final?" - Question from a high school student after I told him that since he has worked so hard this year and his grade is so high that he didn't need to take the final exam. (5/21/13)

Quote of the Day (ink)

"I can't turn it in today. My computer ran out of ink." - An excuse I overheard from a student to another teacher. (5/20/13)

Quote of the Day (hashtag)

"Hashtag: Be Quiet!" - Noteworthy retort that one of my students yelled to a loud group of students who were annoyingly speaking in hashtags right outside my room during class. (5/17/13) #BeQuiet

Quote of the Day (permission)

"It's OK, you can harass her back; we're not at school." - Permission granted by a parent after her child/my student loudly greeted me from across the supermarket. (5/16/13)

Quote of the Day (alien)

"For real!? Did he just write alien signs on your board?" - Quote from a high school student in slack-jawed astonishment after one of his peers wrote some Korean for me to read on my white board. (5/15/13)

Quote of the Day (memory)

"Mister, you still remember that?" - Question from a student as I told her friends of how she came yelling/running back to my classroom because she gave me some food that I was allergic to. (5/14/13)

Quote of the Day (rage)

"I got angry. I got so angry that I just started cleaning everything." - Confession from a high school student after her parents had revoked her privilege...to watch Korean dramas till the end of the school year. (5/13/13)

Quote of the Day (first name)

"Mister, it's not letting me in." - Plea for help from a high school student who couldn't log in to take an online exam. When I double checked her log in credentials, I noticed she had typed her full name in the line that asked only for her first name. Her friend started giggling at her, but he made the same mistake just seconds later. (5/9/13)

Quote of the Day (desk)

"Even here?" - Question from a high school student as she pointed to my desk after I told her to have a seat anywhere in the room to make up her missing exam. After I said it would be alright since she wouldn't be in my way, she cheerfully exclaimed, "YES!" and subsequently sat down to start her test. (5/8/13)

Quote of the Day (vendetta)

"Mister, did you assign number 39 because you hate me?" - Question from a high school student as he faced one of the harder problems at the end of the day's assignment. (5/6/13)

Quote of the Day (greedy)

"Mister, can I have the rest?" - Question from a high school student after I offered some of my cookies to the students that gave up their lunch period to work on their missing assignments. (5/6/13)

Quote of the Day (mean)

"You're mean! You're actually making me learn." - Comment of exasperation from a high school student after I refused to factor 81 into prime numbers for him. (5/3/13)

Quote of the Day (lockdown)

"There were students who were actually hoping the bomb would go off so it would make holes in the gym and get the air circulating." - Cynical statement from a high school student who was escorted to the gym for a campus-wide lockdown after a suspicious package was found in a nearby park. According to my sources, the migraine inducing conditions in the gym included closed doors and windows, many of the 200+ students playing basketball and volleyball effectively raising the overall temperature of the air in the building...AND one student in the corner trying to play the trumpet. (5/2/13)

Quote of the Day (sleep)

"So what's the latest you've ever gone to sleep? 10:30?" - Completely sincere question from a student after he found out I usually go to bed around 10:00. I'll let this one slide since he said he only had 3 hours of sleep. (5/1/13)