Quote of the Day (rain)

Student 1 [observes the rain intensify right before class ends]: "I'm allergic to water so I guess I have to stay here and not go to my next class."
Student 2: "If you're allergic to water? How do you take a shower?" (4/21/17)

Quote of the Day (blood)

Student 1 (to her peer who just wearily walked in with bandages on each arm): "You're back! Thanks for donating blood. How was it?"
Student 2: "Huh? Oh, it was OK. I was surprised how sore it was when they were digging around for my vein."
Student 1: "Ow. That can hurt. Was this your first time?"
Student 2:. Yeah...no, it's my last time."
(4/20/17)

Quote of the Day (stairs)

"Mister! I'm not going to miss those...hold on, let me catch my breath...After I graduate, I'm not going to miss those stairs." - Comment from a high school senior after climbing to my class on the third floor after lunch. (4/19/17)

Quote of the Day (NBA)

Student: "Jazz game today! I'm cheering for the Jazz."
Me: "I thought you were a Pacers fan."
Student: "I am. I want the Jazz and the Pacers in the Finals."
Me: "Oh, now I get it."
Student continues with a wry smile: "With a game 7 last second game winner by Lance Stephenson." (4/18/17)

Quote of the Day (spiral)

Me: "So what shape does that make?"

Student: "I know! It makes...um...a Maui!" (4/13/17)

Quote of the Day (cap & gown)

Student 1: "Did you pick up your cap and gown yesterday?"
Student 2: "Yeah. I was cruising around in it pretty much the whole night."
(4/13/17)

Quote of the Day (missionary)

Student 1: "Yes, I'm planning on going to [college name] after my mission."
Me: "So you're going on your mission right after high school?"
Student 1: "I'll be done with my [application] papers this Sunday. I should know where I'm going in a few weeks before graduation."
Me: "Wow. That's coming up fast.
Student 2: "What do you do on a mission?"
The bell rings right after Student 1 answered several more questions from Student 2 about church missions.
Student 2: "How many missionaries are there right now?"
Student 1: "You know, if you're so interested, you could actually meet some missionaries. I could even have some visit you at your house." (4/11/17)

Quote of the Day (Good Friday)

"Oh, is that what it's for? I always thought someone just picked some random Friday and since all Fridays are good..." - Comment from a high school student after her friend explained why we celebrate Good Friday. (4/10/17)

Quote of the Day ( wisdom)

"She likes talking, but it hurts. So now she's only talking as much as a normal person would." - A high school student's observation of her chatty friend who was missing class because she had her wisdom teeth removed yesterday. (4/6/17)

Quote of the Day (electricity)

"Mister, I have a serious question. Do toilets need electricity to flush?" - Question asked by a high school senior during a nearly two hour power outage right before she asked to be excused to use the bathroom. (4/6/17)

Quote of the Day (victory lap)

"Can I go do a victory lap around the school?" - Question from a high school student after seeing that he did extraordinarily well on his latest exam. (4/5/17)

Quote of the Day (hiking)

"Mister, so yesterday I was looking up a video of [name of hike]. As I was watching it, I thought, 'Hey! That guy looks familiar!' Was that you?" - Enthusiastic question from a high school student who apparently found my (public) YouTube channel. (4/4/17)

Quote of the Day (pancakes)

"Hey Mister! Pancakes or waffles?" - Random question from a small group of high school students seeking a tie-breaker for a heated debate about which is better. My answer: french toast. (4/3/17)

Quote of the Day (inside joke)

Me: "Here's your homework back."
Student: "Thanks."
Student looks at his score and chuckles as I turn my back to look for the next student to return their work.
Me: "What was that for?"
Student: "Oh, nothing. Just an inside joke with myself."
(3/30/17)

Quote of the Day (high school)

Student 1: "Mister, did you ever do drugs?"
Me: "...Why would you ask me that?"
S1: "I just want to know what you were like when you were younger."
Me: "Finish your work then I'll answer that question."
[few minutes later]
S1: "I finished. What's the answer?"
Me: "No."
S1: "Aw. That's no fun. What was high school like when you were a student?"
Me: "All the textbooks were in black & white because color hadn't been invented yet."
S1: "Really! See? That's the kind of detail we would like to know about our teacher."
Me: "We used to write with a feather because we didn't have pens."
S1: "Wow. No wonder you keep all the pencils students leave behind, even the ones with no erasers."
Me: "History class was really short because there wasn't much that had happened yet."
S1 [to other students]: "Wait, why are you laughing? Did I miss something?"
Me: "We could walk to Europe because there was only one continent."
Student 2 [with a wink]: "Did you see any dinosaurs?"
S1: "What!? Oh! Wait! Mister, were you kidding this whole time?" (3/29/17)

Quote of the Day (twitch)

"Mister, she told me yours is her only class that makes her twitch?" - Confession from a high school student about her friend's perception of my class. When seeing the confused look on my face in regards to what she meant by twitching, she imitated her friend's reaction by making a strange facial tic that usually occurs when seeing a difficult question for the first time. (3/28/17)

Quote of the Day (prettier)

Student 1 (to Student 2): "Whoever finishes this question first is prettier."
Student 2 (to me): "Wouldn't it make more sense if it was for who was smarter?"
Me: "I don't know. [Student 1] seems to be farther along than you right now."
Student 1: "Yeah, so I'm smarter AND prettier. Right, Mister?" (3/17/17)

Quote of the Day (respect)

"My respect for you just went WAY up here." - Comment from a student coupled with tiptoes and a hand extension well above her head. This came after I responsed to her asking me if I liked dogs or cats better. (3/09/17)

Quote of the Day (advice)

Student 1 (just as her friend is about to finish her exam): "Don't forget to double check your work."
[pause]
Student 1 (reaching over to take her test back out of the tray where she had turned it in): "I guess I better take my own advice."
(3/15/17)

Quote of the Day (prom dress)

"My mom made a deal with me. She said if I could fit in my dress then I could go to prom. She told me that she didn't want to waste her money." - Comment from a high school senior after she had declined my offer of some of my food she had been eyeing. (3/14/17)