Quote of the Day (denial)

"I don't want to see it." - Comment from a high school student as I was about to hand him his progress report. (11/13/13)

Quote of the Day (brain)

"Yeah! You have a brain!" - Comment from a high school student after his friend got a question correct. (11/12/13)

Quote of the Day (kendama)

"I know. I'm just trying to make it stickier." - Response from an intermediate student after I mentioned how disgusting it was that I saw him licking his kendama toy during class. (11/8/13)

Quote of the Day (mini class)

"Whoa! It looks like you have your own mini class!" - Comment of surprise from a student who came in after school for some assistance and noticed the 7 other students with the same idea who were already gathered near my desk. (11/7/13)

Quote of the Day (WWMHD)

"I found myself asking 'What would Mister Hwang do?'." - Confession from a former student after I asked him how he did on his math test earlier in the day. (11/6/13)

Quote of the Day (chivalry)

"Oh that? It died last year." - A high school student's response after I asked him what happened to chivalry as he had just refused to help his female friend. (11/5/13)

Quote of the Day (stooges)

"They're like the Three Stooges." - Complaint from a high school student about a loud trio of his peers that constantly distract him from his work. (11/4/13)

Quote of the Day (missing)

"Hi Mister! You're back! We missed you." - Friendly greeting from a high school student as he entered the classroom after my absence the previous day. Unfortunately he continued, "The sub we had was mean; she made us do so much work." (11/1/13)

Quote of the Day (direction)

"Uh oh." - Comment from a student who was heading to class and saw me walking away from our room to go to a workshop.  (10/30/13)

Quote of the Day (photo)

"Mister, do you want me to fail?" - Question from a high school student after I denied his request to take a picture of me during class for the yearbook. (10/28/13)

Quote of the Day (greeting)

"Hi Mist...EW! It smells like fart!" - Greeting from a high school student upon entering the classroom this afternoon. (10/25/13)

Quote of the Day (ice cream)

"Don't worry head, you'll have ice cream in you soon." - A high school student giving herself a pep-talk while struggling through a headache-inducing math question after school. (10/24/13)

Quote of the Day (Chinese)

"So Mister, do you speak Chinese to your family at home?" - Question asked by an eavesdropping high school student almost immediately after I quelled the misconception that I'm part Chinese. To his credit he winced and quickly waved off my attention as soon as he realized the irrationality of his question. (10/23/13)

Quote of the Day (muscles)

"Hey Mister, I bet you was all muscle-y back then right?" - Interjection from a student after I told his peer how much I struggled with math in high school. (10/22/13)

Quote of the Day (truth)

"I saw it on YouTube; it must be true." - A high school student's defense of an iPhone waterproofing spray that I told him was probably bogus. (9/11/13)

Quote of the Day (Billy)

"We were hoping it was Billy." - Comment full of disappointment after two of my least nosey students stayed after class to ask me what my first name was. They began this explanation when they saw the look of confusion on my face: "You know, 'Billy Hwang'...because it sounds like Billabong. How cool would that be?" (10/18/13)

Quote of the Day (bologna)

"Is that bologna?" - Student who was needlessly close to my lunch. (10/15/13)

Quote of the Day (x)

"Mister! I picked me up some X this weekend." - Excited statement from a high school student just as class was finishing. I was in the middle of warning him of the dangers of drug use when he quickly clarified, "No, I meant Pokemon X." (10/16/13)

Quote of the Day (thirst)

"Whoever broke that water fountain should be sued." - Exasperated comment from a student after having to hunt for a working water fountain since the one right around the corner is broken. (10/15/13)

Quote of the Day (streak)

"I think the last time I scored 100% on a test was when I was in fifth grade." - A high school student's reason for cheering so enthusiastically upon seeing her test score. I suggested I could change her score so she could keep that streak alive, but my offer was summarily declined. (10/4/13)