Quote of the Day (parents)

"Geez, you sound like my parents." - Complaint from a high school student after I reminded her that the reason she was falling behind everyone else was because upon entering class, she chose to socialize rather than grab her book & start the assignment right away. I countered by looking up her full name on the roster and proceeded to use that to address her for the rest of the period. (4/6/15)

Quote of the Day (team)

"I'm making him do it." - Comment from a high school student during a group assignment after I asked her why she wasn't doing any work when I passed by. She had gotten fed up with her "friend" who had always waited for her to do all the work then just copied all the answers. (4/2/15)

Quote of the Day (tricky)

"Mister, did you just say it was 'Trig-y'?" - Question from a Trigonometry student after I said that a certain problem we were doing was tricky. (4/1/15)

Quote of the Day (over)

"I know. Sometimes I wonder why I get myself into all these things. Just think, it'll all be over in 2 months." - Comment from a high school student after I told her how amazed I was that she was able to juggle so many activities both in and out of school. I didn't have to heart to tell her things will only get busier after high school. (3/31/15)

Quote of the Day (time)

"Is the date on the board correct?" - Question from a high school student who was pointing to the corner of the board where I had written today's date. When I asked if I had accidentally written the wrong year, she replied, "No. It just means that I can't believe that three whole months have already passed this semester." (3/30/15)

Quote of the Day (smart)

"It looks like all the smart people are gone." - Comment from a high school student who entered the class only to see that many of his peers were gone for a school activity. (3/27/15)

Quote of the Day (revelation)

Me: "Does anyone know what 'RPM' stands for?"
Student 1: "Revolutions Per Minute."
Me: "Yes. Thank you."
Student 2: "Mister, what does Revelations Per Minute have to do with Trigonometry?"
(3/23/15)

Quote of the Day (yogurt)

"I don't think I like yogurt anymore...Ugh, probiotic." - Random comment from a high school student who was furiously trying to finish her cup of yogurt before class. She got a good chuckle when I asked if she was antibiotic. (3/26/15)

Quote of the Day (suggestion)

"Mister, I have a suggestion." - Serious sounding comment from a normally very positive student as she entered the classroom. I quickly stopped what I was doing to field her request when she continued, "Can you please petition the school to move your classroom to the first floor?" (3/24/15)

Quote of the Day (realization)

"I just realized that since you post all the homework and notes online there's no way anyone should fail this class...even if they were absent." - Comment from a student who came in after school on the first day back from Spring Break for some help on some missing assignments that he had worked on over the break. (3/23/15)

Quote of the Day (extra)

"I'm done with all my work in my other class. Can I come back and finish my problems?" - Question from a high school student on the last day of the quarter. Rather than watching a video in her scheduled class, she got permission from her teacher, came back (to the 3rd floor) with a pass and worked on the last of her questions that weren't even required. (3/13/15)

Quote of the Day (old)

"Mister, you know how we do so much of our work on computers; it makes it feel like we're in a college class...Now I feel so old." - Compliment from a high school student as she was leaving class today. (3/12/15)

Quote of the Day (rodents)

"I just don't like being funneled to the gym like rodents." - Response from a student after I asked her why she seemed upset about going to an assembly. (3/11/15)

Quote of the Day (check)

"Mister, do you think you could write a note to the athletic director telling her that I'm making up my test so I don't have to be on grade check anymore?" - Question from a high school student who is only now getting around to making up an exam from a month ago. (3/10/15)

Quote of the Day (squished)

"Mister, someone squished a cockroach with one of your calculators." - Comment from a high school student after she picked up a calculator to borrow it. (3/9/15)

Quote of the Day (diabetes)

"Mister, can you tell me if I have diabetes?" - Curious question from a high school student who was worried about the dark bruise she had on her arm that she couldn't recall how she got. (3/6/15)

Quote of the Day (color commentary)

Student (to himself as he typed his work into a calculator): "...then I divide 7.3 by sine of 47.1 degrees and..."
Me: "[student's name], please don't talk during the exam. We don't need a color commentary for every problem."
Student (feigning disappointment): "Are you saying you think I can only be a color commentator and not the play-by-play guy?" (3/5/15)

Quote of the Day (snacks)

"I was so mad my teacher didn't bring us any snacks for the test." - Curious statement from a high school student after she heard someone bragging about how they had some snacks for their daylong testing yesterday. When I told her that she had no right to be angry and that the teachers who brought snacks for their students did so with their own money, she replied, "Really!? I thought ALL teachers were required to bring snacks for their students." (3/4/15)

Quote of the Day (ACT)

"Well...I guess I'm not going to college." - First comment from a high school junior after an extremely long day of taking the ACT. (3/3/15)

Quote of the Day (Angle Side Side)

"Hey Mister!" - Exclamation from a high school student who waved me to come over so she didn't have to ask her question across the room. When I got to her desk, she pointed to the board where I had written "SSA" and whispered, "I like how you wrote the abbreviation for [the condition] Angle-Side-Side backwards." (3/2/15)