Cheer of the Day

"Hurry up and win. I gotta go to sleep already." -- Grandma's cheering of the UH men's volleyball team after the match point kept see-sawing in the fifth set well after her bedtime of 10:00.

Number of the Day

"17!" -- One student's response to when his classmate asked me, "Mister, how many kids you get?"

Question of the Day

"Mister, do you have a plastic bag I could borrow?" -- One student's interesting take on the notion of using teachers as a resource.

Malapropism of the Day

"Experience something different - Come see the Oprah!" -- A co-worker's misreading of the announcement encouraging students to attend a school sponsored trip to the opera.

Question of the Day

"What does 3D look like?" -- A student's question after his classmate bragged about seeing Avatar in 3D this weekend.

Quote(s) of the Day

"Mom thought that the guy called it 'retarded chicken'." -- Student divulging what happened when his mother tried to order orange chicken. A colleague later quipped, "Aren't the retarded chickens easier to catch?"

Scary Thought of the Day

"Is it only me in the class today?" -- One student's response to walking into an empty classroom because most of his classmates were on a field trip.

Exaggeration of the Day

"It's freezing!" -- overheard in the school's front office as our normally sunny/warm weather turned rainy/cold. It's only 70° F.

Act of Rebellion of the Day

"Once I found out that the Pope didn't approve, I had to go see it." -- a colleague's reason why he went to see Avatar this weekend.

Insult of the Day

"He's bouyant." -- overheard as an acquaintance tried to describe what an overweight friend looked like.

Tip Reducer of the Day

"Sometimes customers like to have separate plates to eat the sushi roll off of instead of eating from the main plate." -- Our waiter's response to my question of why we got extra plates AFTER we had already finished eating.

Confession of the Day

"I was the sleepy-head today." -- Grandma's confession after both David and I woke up before her for the first time. (She was still out of bed by 6:05.)

Acronym of the Day

"I have to PP pretty soon!" -- A co-worker's joke after we discussed the roles of a PP (Para-Professional) in the classroom; to which, our principal added in all seriousness, "I see the PP everyday."

Observation of the Day

"Korean women are pretty sly." -- The conclusion that my (non-Korean) grandma came up with after religiously watching Korean dramas.

Karma of the Day

"This is so BORING." -- exclamation (in the middle of a quiet class) from a student who claimed the subject was too easy and that he learned it all before...

"K, wait! What was the answer to number 9?" -- exclamation from the same student just minutes later after I revealed the answer to one of the homework questions.

"Inspirational" Thought of the Day

"If you don't succeed...you have succeeded to fail, and that is something all successful people have failed to accomplish." -- From the Agnes Comic Strip published on Jan. 9, 2010

Wrong Number of the Day

"33" -- One student's response when asked how many points he scored on the homework. There were only 20 points possible.

Answer of the Day

"Too short." -- Same response heard from at least FOUR different teachers to my query of "How was your break?"

Comparison of the Day

"See? This is JUST like football." -- Co-teacher's comment to me about the Triangle Mid-Segment Theorem.

Student Quote of the Day

"Hey Mister, you have me back in your class again." -- One excited student's exclamation as he walked into class for a new semester.