Quote of the Day (costume)

"For next Halloween can you dress up as a math teacher? That'll really be scary" - Light teasing from an intermediate student after class. (4/30/12)

Quote of the Day (compliment)

"Mister, you're such a math teacher." - A high school student's derisive response after I recited the quadratic formula from memory. Luckily a couple of her peers jumped to my defense and asked her why that's so special as they both had it memorized too. (4/26/12)

Quote of the Day (contradiction)

"But Mister, what about my education?" - Plea from a student begging to be let into class despite being late (again). This is the same student that got mad at me for not answering his question by telling me I wasn't doing my job...he was asking his question during a test. (4/26/12)

Quote of the Day (school)

"Mister, did you graduate from college?" - Question from a high school student after he overheard me tell his friend that I actually attended an elementary school in the community. (4/25/12)

Quote of the Day (chemical)

"What's lammonia?" - Question from an intermediate student after I told her that the white board cleaner contained ammonia. (4/24/12)

Quote of the Day (niele)

"Mister, what did you get?" - First question on a Monday morning from a student who spotted me at a store over the weekend. When I gave him my usual cryptic answer I could tell he wanted something else from me. As soon as I asked him what he got while he was out, he proceeded to proudly show off his new cap and ipod speakers he had stashed in his bag. (4/23/12)

Quote of the Day (attention)

"Hey Mister! Did you notice something different about me today?" - Strange question asked by an intermediate student with a subtle nod. When I couldn't answer his question correctly after several guesses, he got upset and said, "I actually did my work without you asking me." (4/20/12)

Quote of the Day (ringtone pt. 2)

"It was so funny you should write it down and post it somewhere in this room." - Response from a student after I had teased her about asking if the car alarm going off in the distance was my cell phone's ringtone. (4/19/12)

Quote of the Day (ringtone)

"Is that your phone ringing?" - Question from a student after she heard someone's car alarm going off in the distance. (4/18/12)

Quote of the Day (vs)

"Mister, which is worse, ADD or ADHD?" - Pesky question in the middle of class that I had to fend off twice...from the same student. Did he just diagnosis himself? (4/13/12)

Quote of the Day (popular)

"Why does everyone want to talk to you?" - Question from a student who was seeking assistance during lunch and witnessed three separate teachers come in for a quick chat then leave by saying they wanted to talk more later. (4/16/12)

Quote of the Day (abbrv)

"Mister, can I borrow a calc?" - Request from a high school student in the middle of class. Who the heck calls it a calc? (4/13/12)

Quote of the Day (drool)

"I'm sorry! I didn't mean to." - Apology from a student who had been hunched over with an intense focus to find a certain button on a graphing calculator. She had just realized from the look on my face that I had seen her accidentally dribble a little on its screen. (4/12/12)

Quote of the Day (surprise)

"What?! Already?" - Surprised reaction from a student after I had announced to the class that we only had three problems left to do for the day's assignment. It was ironic that this was the same student that griped about the large number of questions at the beginning of class. (4/11/12)

Quote of the Day (hate)

"No no no. I promise, I really meant Mr. ******." - An intermediate student's reaction after his peers told me that he had said, "I hate Mr. Hwang." (4/10/12)

Quote of the Day (challenge)

"I like doing those, because I feel smart when I get them right." - Surprising comment from a high school student regarding the hardest questions in a chapter. (4/5/12)

Quote of the Day (nuts)

"Are you allergic to other kinds of peanuts?" - A student's question to me after I refused her offer to try some of her trail mix due to my peanut allergy. When I asked her what she meant by "other kinds of peanuts", she replied, "You know, like almonds and cashews." (4/5/12)

Quote of the Day (check)

"OK, you're right. I didn't double check it." - A student's confession as she saw me mark her first two questions wrong on the exam she had just turned in. I had just asked if she had checked her answers, and she adamantly claimed that she "triple checked" them. (4/4/12)

Quote of the Day (repetition)

"Mister! Didn't we already do this stuff before?" - A student's impetuous observation in the middle of class. Before I could think of a witty retort, his friend beat me to it, "Duh! We're reviewing for the test." (3/22/12)

Quote of the Day (pits)

"No, I was just showing her my arm pit." - Embarrassed/embarrassing  response from a high school student after I asked her if she was raising her hand because she had a question. (4/2/12)