Quote of the Day (equation editing)

"Wow! That just blew my mind. This is fun!" - Comment from a high school student after I taught her class how to type some simple math equations and symbols in google docs. (9/8/17)

Quote of the Day (favorite)

"I like this class. I think this is my favorite class." - Casual confession at the end of class from a future A student. (9/7/17)

Quote of the Day (diary pt.2)

Directly following the conversation from a student asking if I kept a diary of the silly things my students say.
Me: "I don't need to write down the stupid stuff you guys say. The microphone in the back records all of it."
Student 2 starts laughing.
Student 1 stands up and starts looking for the imaginary mic.
Student 1 [upon realizing that I was joking]: "Don't do that to me! [Student 2's name], you'd better not tell anyone what just happened. Argh! I'm book-smart, but I don't get it when you're joking with me." (9/5/17)

Quote of the Day (diary pt. 1)

Student: "Mister, do you keep a diary?"
Me [confused at the randomness of the question]: "No. Why?"
Student: "I mean, do you write things down? Like do you write down some of the things students say?"
Me [suspicious that this student found my blog]: "I've thought about it."
Student [smiling with no sign of knowing about my blog]: "Because we say some of the stupidest stuff. I think it would be really funny if someone wrote it down so we could read it back later." (9/5/17)

Quote of the Day (Everest)

Student 1 [between labored breaths]: "Hi! Hang on. I need to catch my breath from climbing Mount Everest."
Student 2: "I know, right? More like Mount Never Rest."
Both give a labored laugh. (8/30/17)

Quote of the Day (recycling)

"WAIT! STOP!" - Exclamation from a high school junior who had accompanied a few other students to help empty my classroom's recycling bin that was full of papers. When I glanced over to see if there were any safety concerns, the student gleefully continued, "I think that's my paper. IT IS! That's my scratch paper that I used on the first day of class!" (8/30/17)

Quote of the Day (math)

"I like math!" - Somewhat timid confession from a high school student as she walked by my desk at the end of a class period where she had gained confidence in her abilities. As she turned to exit, she quickly added, "But don't tell my mom I said that." (8/28/17)

Quote of the Day (backwards)

"Huh? My shorts are on backwards." - Pronouncement from a high school junior just as class was about to start. (8/28/17)

Quote of the Day (PB&J)

Student 1: "You're a freak!"
Me: "What's going on?"
Student 1: "[Friend's name] doesn't eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches."
Me: "There's nothing wrong with that. There are lots of people who are allergic to peanuts and can't eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches."
Student 1: "No. She just doesn't like them."
Me (to Student 2): "So you're not allergic?"
Student 2: "Nope. I just don't like the texture of it."
Student 1: "Freak!"
(8/23/17)

Quote of the Day (voice)

Me (during our school's open house): "I'm sorry. My voice is going."
Parent: "No. Your voice is gone." (8/24/17)

Quote of the Day (Instagram)

"Mister, I am your 100th follower on Instagram. I think that deserves something." - Comment from a high school student as class started. That public Instagram account was one of the best things I started last year as it keeps students from looking for my real Instagram account. (8/23/17)

Quote of the Day (twins)

Student 1 (an identical twin): "Mister! You still can't tell us apart?"
Me: "No. And how long have I known you?"
Student 1: "We met last year when we were trying to switch in your class."
Me: "And you couldn't so there's no way I could know who you were until this year (9 school days)."
Student 1: "But we've known you since then."
Student 2: "Yeah, you knew him because Mister's famous!" (8/22/17)

Quote of the Day (face)

Student: "EWWW! Why do you have [name of friend]'s picture here?"
Me: "Because I just saw it in the newspaper this morning."
Student: "Can I just remove it? I don't want to look at it."
Me: "Why?"
Student: "Because he's not attractive."
Me: "Sorry, that's not a good enough reason."
Student: "Well, can we just agree that he's not pleasant to look at?" (8/21/17)

Quote of the Day (rumors)

"OK! I've heard two people say that the test was easy, but I've also heard several other people say that it was hard." - Comment from a high school student as she entered class. She shrugged and smiled continuing, "They probably didn't study and failed so that's why they said it was hard." (8/17/17)

Quote of the Day (Bad Sign)

"Mister, do you offer extra credit?" - Question from a high school senior on the second week of school. I hadn't even given an assignment for points yet. (8/15/17)

Quote of the Day (How To)

"We're looking up 'How to talk to girls'." - Comment from a high school junior after I asked him why he and his friend were not doing their work. (8/15/17)

Quote of the Day (Cooling Off)

"It's so hot. I just went to go cool off." - Excuse from a high school student after I asked him why he was out of his seat. In roughly 30 minutes, he had managed to finish only 8 basic fraction problems for a review in a Pre-Calculus class. (8/14/17)

Quote of the Day (challenge)

"I'm the kind of person that wants to know how to do things even if they're hard." - Comment from a high school student who was disappointed when I told her that the review problem she was working on probably wasn't worth the effort for an upcoming timed pretest. (8/11/17)

Quote of the Day (quiet)

"Wow! It's so quiet in here." - Observation at the beginning of the period from a student who had just transferred into my class. As soon as he heard my hoarse voice welcoming students and getting them started on the day's assignment he said aloud, "Ohhhhh! Now I see." (8/10/17)

Quote of the Day (contagious)

"Wow. That sounds contagious." - Comment from a high school student after learning that the loss of my voice was caused by laryngopharyngeal reflux. (8/9/17)