Quote of the Day (stairs)

"Mister...do you...climb those....stairs every day?" - Breathless question from a student who just climbed up to my classroom on the third floor. (1/18/17)

Quote of the Day (bears)

"They're so caring. I think they're better than people." - Strange comment from a high school student as the class was busy doing their work. When I asked what she was talking about she replied, "Bears." Later when I walked around the room I saw that she had a new Care Bears folder on her desk. (1/18/17)

Quote of the Day (quote)

"Mister, I need help." - Comment from a frazzled high school senior who came into my classroom two periods before her scheduled class. When I asked what she needed help with she replied right before I kicked her out, "Can you help me with my senior quote?" (1/18/17)

Quote of the Day (teacher)

"Sometimes Ms. [teacher's name] says, 'At least this is easier than Calculus.' But I have a better grade in this class, so she's really saying English is harder than Math." - Comment from my informant about what's being said about my class on campus. (1/13/17)

Quote of the Day (soccer)

"You came to our game last night!? Wait, why?" - Questions from a high school student after I complimented some of the plays she made at her soccer game the night before. She's the same student that told me I should come out to see her and her teammates (who are also my students) for their last regular season home game. (1/12/17)

Quote of the Day (gorilla)

"I can't believe I'm saying this, but I think I have a crush on a gorilla." - Confession from a high school student after she told me that she enjoyed watching the movie "Sing" over the break. (1/10/17)

Quote of the Day (sneeze)

"When we walked into class yesterday, Mister asked me if I was in nearby classroom earlier in the day." - Confession from a student who sits by the door and apparently sneezed so loudly (and distinctly) that another teacher in an adjacent building heard him. (1/10/17)

Quote of the Day (new year)

"Mister! I haven't seen you since last year!" - Comment from a high school student said with feigned enthusiasm on the first day back from Winter Break. (1/9/17)

Quote of the Day (gift)

"I brought a gift for you...It's not food, so don't get too excited." - Comment from a high school senior who offered me a nicely wrapped gift as school was ending for Christmas Break. (12/21/16)

Quote of the Day (grade)

"Will that drop my grade?" - Question from a high school student who was barely averaging an A and just scored 75% on the last exam of the semester. (12/20/16)

Quote of the Day (keyboarding)

"I have to say that Mr. ******'s keyboarding class was probably the most useful class I've ever taken." - Random comment from a high school senior as she reminisced about all the classes she'd ever taken at school. (12/16/16)

Quote of the Day (patience)

"You know what I wish for Christmas? Your brain to work as fast as your mouth runs." - Comment from a high school student who was getting frustrated at the speed with which her friend was completing her work. Her friend would constantly get distracted and would start chatting with someone else instead of staying focused. (12/15/16)

Quote of the Day (pee)

"I wish I could pee from my fingers." - Overshare from a high school student before she left class to use the bathroom. (12/14/16)

Quote of the Day (girls)

"Don't mess with girls; they'll kill you." - Exclamation from a high school senior after a short rant about how a (male) classmate sabotaged her presentation by making weird faces to distract her. (12/13/16)

Quote of the Day (Plug)

"I'm going to put this back because it's my responsibility." - Comment from a high school senior (in an advanced math class) right before he did this. (12/12/16)

Quote of the Day (laugh)

"I'm too hungry to laugh." - Confession from a high school senior after something happened that made all her peers laugh during class. (12/9/16)

Quote of the Day (diabetes)

Student: "Mister, do you want some [candy]?"
Me: "Not right now, thank you."
Student tosses almost a full bag of candy in the trash.
Me: "Why didn't you share some with your friends?"
Student: "Too much sugar. It would be like giving them diabetes."
...But it's OK to offer them to me? (12/6/16)

Quote of the Day (homeboy)

Student 1 walks in wearing a Santa hat with some words embroidered on the white base trim.
Student 2: "Does your hat say 'Bah homeboy?'"
Student 1 responds disgustedly: "No, why would it say that?"
Student 2 realizing the absurdity of her question while laughing: "Well, it should!"
(12/5/16)

Quote of the Day (help)

An exchange as one student stood up to leave after class.
Student 1: "Wait! You didn't help me yet."
Student 2: "I did help you. I told you to drop the class."
(12/2/16)

Quote of the Day (play)

Student 1: "Mister, are you coming to our play?"
Me: "Yes. I'm planning on it."
Student 1: "Good! Then you can bring us all flowers."
Student 2: "Shh! Don't tell him that or he won't come. We want as many people to come to the play as possible." (12/1/16)