Question of the Day

"Who was the director of Jurassic Park...the second one?" -- Question asked to me in the middle of a lesson on linear equations. (No, I'm NOT teaching summer school; this is just one of the many unpublished quotes of the day that I will attempt to unload during the summer.)

Quote of the Day

"At least I'm not the only one" -- Comment from a friend who pointed out the only other person in the congregation fanning himself (with a book cover).

Prediction of the Day

"In four to five years, we won't be using text books anyway." -- Our superintendent commenting on the moratorium placed on text book purchases and the speed of technological innovation.

(Optimistic) Quote of the Day

"Your vacation came at the right time for me." -- Grandma's comment right before I started some yard work that she wasn't able to do because of a sore back.

Doodle of the Day

Collected text books the other day. This is what I found on a piece of paper that was left tucked in the back of the book. I hope that isn't supposed to be my head on a dog's body.

Suggestion of the Day

"Here's your quote of the day." -- Comment from an avid reader of my daily facebook/blog contributions who then proceeded to yell to a roaming outfielder, "STAY IN YOUR SPOT!"

Misclassification of the Day

"I don't like bugs" -- Co-worker's reaction to a gecko running across the floor as she opened the door to her classroom.

Quote of the Day

"My mom has always been cooler than me." -- A co-worker's reflection after she mentioned that her mom just bought a new Harley.

Quote of the Day

"This sounds like something from a Korean drama." -- Friend's comment about the violin & piano duet at church today.

(2 for 1) Quote of the Day

"You know why you're dumb? Because you trusted Daniel." -- An 11 year old's playful dig at her friend and me after I made an erroneous recommendation to her friend who then kept calling herself dumb.

(Poor Choice of Words) Quote of the Day

"We're trying to make it so it's not a raping of the content areas." -- One of today's presenters talking about forcing the alignment of topics covered in Social Studies, Science, and English classes so they all match each other at the same time.

Fib of the Day

"Yes, I double checked all of them." -- Student's answer to my question of "Are you sure you checked ALL of your answers?"...the space for his name was completely blank.

(Unintentionally Funny) Quote of the Day

"How to Assist Students During a Fight" -- Agenda item #3 for today's meeting.

Plea of the Day

"Can't you just tell me what it means?" -- A member of my class asking me for the third time to explain to her what "FML" stood for.

(Good) Quote of the Day

"Oh wait, that one's not big enough." -- Best words to hear from a student as they're offering leftover brownies.

Quick Quote of the Day

"I'm already rolling them." -- A friend's admission when I told her not to roll her eyes when I started using an atypical (Hawaiian) word in public.

Hole-y Quote of the Day

"Whoa! It's a sign!" -- A colleague's reaction to seeing my shoe that started to literally come apart at the seams.

Insult of the Day

"That was a creepy laugh." -- A student's comment after I laughed at my own joke.

Hack of the Day

"I've gave him 50 bucks.  Help Danny." -- Excerpt from an email from a friend. I could tell it was an impostor because of the horrible grammar and because no one calls me that.

Quote of the Day

"I'm lost." -- Welcomed honest confression by an administrator in today's meeting when things got too vague and politically correct to make sense.