Quote of the Day (Halloween)

"And what kind of scary monstrosity are you supposed to be?" - A senior's playful jab at my lack of a costume. When I replied that I was dressed as his most irritating teacher, his comeback was: "That makes you irritating, not scary." (10/31/11)

Quote of the Day (truth)

"Couldn't they just do it after school or on a weekend?" - Legitimate question from a frustrated student as 6 workers performed necessary repairs on my portable classroom DURING class right before lunch. 4 of them took their lunch right outside my room AFTER class was over. (10/28/11)

Quote of the Day

"Maybe it's one of the job requirements." - A coworker's comment after a few of them laughed it up over a plumber on campus who matched nearly every plumber stereotype (even down to an unfortunate flashing of some plumber's cleavage). (10/27/11)

Quote of the Day (schedule)

"I hate Math. Today's lesson was so hard. I liked yesterday's class better." - An exasperated cry from a student in my Algebra 2 class after learning about Complex Conjugates. I playfully teased her that she probably said that because due to our rotating class schedule, we never had class yesterday. (10/26/11)

Quote of the Day (look-alike)

"Doesn't Mister look like that guy from Hawaii 5-0?" - A 7th grade student's question posed to his friends at the end of class. When I asked if he meant that I looked like the guy with the six pack abs who fought in the ring from last night's episode, his response was an all-too quick "NO!" (10/25/11)

Quote of the Day (race)

"Mister, are you Filipino?" - Random question from an intermediate student that I almost forgot about because I had summarily ignored it during class. (10/24/11)

Quote of the Day (Uncle)

"Is that yours?" - A coworker's question after I somehow got stuck watching my friend's grandchild during our school's football game. As I was walking back to my car, my friend's daughter (the grandchild's mother) mockingly called me "Uncle Daniel" since she obviously had already heard about my adventure in babysitting. (10/21/11)

Quote of the Day (anger)

"I'm about to go into Chewbacca mode!" - An eleven year old at a dinner after someone swiped his dessert while he wasn't looking. (10/20/11)

Quote of the Day (battle)

"I'm gonna battle with a senior." - An intermediate student's answer after I asked him where he was going after class finished. Before I could warn him about the hazards of fighting, he sensed my concern and quickly interjected, "Yu-Gi-Oh cards! I'm gonna battle him with Yu-Gi-Oh cards." Now I'm more worried about the high school senior who still plays with Yu-Gi-Oh cards. (10/19/11)

Quote of the Day (shopping)

"Hey! I didn't know you go (food) shopping too." - Comment from a friend's mother that I bumped into at the supermarket. (10/18/11)

Quote of the Day (sputum)

"Ew Mister! He spit on your white board!" - *sigh* - Self explanatory snitching from an intermediate student. When I confronted the dribbler about his repulsive act, his excuse was that his board was dirty and that he was trying to clean it. (10/17/11)

Quote of the Day (ziploc)

"Man! How come none of my teachers have a ziploc bag?!" - Exasperated response from an intermediate student after she interrupted my lesson to ask if I had any lying around in my classroom. (10/14/11)

Quote of the Day

"I told her to come sit by you." - Comment from a friend that I was sitting next to in a workshop after she got a coworker's attention just to point to/gloat about the treats that I brought to the table. (10/13/11)

Quote of the Day (bonus)

"You called my house didn't you?" - A student's random comment at the end of the first day back from Fall Break. I had called his parents over 10 days earlier to inform them of his excellent test score. The student beamed as he proceeded to tell me that his dad greeted him with a surprise $10 when he got home. (10/11/11)

Quote of the Day

"What did you do over the break? Did you get a girlfriend?" - A nosy 7th grader's questions after I politely asked him what he did over the 10 day Fall Break. (10/11/11)

Quote of the Day

"You take naps!?" - Surprised reaction after from a friend after I told him that I was going to take a nap after a hike. What's wrong with taking naps? (10/1/11)

Quote of the Day

"This is such BS!" - Angry reaction by a student after seeing his poor test score (19%). This is the same student who draws in class and refuses to do more than one classwork problem because, "I got this." (9/30/11)

Quote of the Day

"You should make this your 'Picture of the Day'." - A reader's suggestion for today's entry after a coworker doffed his shirt so he could read the text on it for us at lunch. (9/29/11)

Quote of the Day

"Because it sounded funny when you said it." - A student's reason for grinning as I chided him for telling Yo Momma jokes instead of doing his work. I guess it was because I called it a "your" momma joke by accident since my mind was in proper English mode. (9/28/11)

Quote of the Day

"Oh good. I'm glad it's not just me." - A teacher's reaction after finding out that the student who is driving me insane is doing the same thing to her. (9/27/11)