Quote of the Day (author)

"Oh! I know! A Walk to Remember." - Excited answer from a student after I asked the class if they knew the other famous book that John Steinbeck wrote other than Of Mice and Men. I had no idea that it was possible to confuse a Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winning author with the same dude who wrote The Notebook. (5/24/12)

Quote of the Day (healthy)

"I had ice cream for breakfast. I hope my next teacher has food." - Comment from a student on the last day of school. This was after she repeatedly asked me if I had food I'd like to share with her. (5/24/12)

Quote of the Day (stump)

"Oh yeah? Well, you look like a gnome. You should come work in my yard." - Sassy comeback from an intermediate student who was being bullied by an immediately-silenced, short (and round) student. (5/24/12)

Quote of the Day (extra credit)

"I'll help you if you give me extra credit." - Negotiation tactic from a high school student who volunteered to help with cafeteria duty. There was only one problem, not enough people could help with the school service assignment in my class so I had to ask students from the neighboring classroom for volunteers...She wasn't even one of my students. (5/23/12)

Quote of the Day (hair)

"Hey! I have a hair growing here." - A vocalized thought from a high school student who was admiring the tiny strand emerging from his arm pit as he raised his hand to ask a question. (5/22/12)

Quote of the Day (sleep)

"I had a dream that Mister was trying to kill you." - Comment from a high school student to a friend. (5/18/12)

Quote of the Day (Too Soon)

"Yeah! I won't have to take another math class!" - Possibly premature exclamation from a high school student as the end of the school year approaches. (5/17/12)

Quote of the Day (countdown)

"It's just marks one year closer to the day I'll die." - Something that I overheard from a high school student. When asked what he was talking about he replied, "Oh, that's just what I tell everyone when they ask me why I don't make a big deal about my birthday." (5/16/12)

Quote of the Day (number)

"Number, I need help with Mister 12." - Request from an obviously tired student who came in to get some last minute assistance for the final exam. (5/15/12)

Quote of the Day (hypothetical)

"But Mister, what if I can't come in after school to finish my test because I have practice." - Pointless question from a student who used the first of two days of testing to sit around and do nothing because he wasn't prepared to take the test. (5/14/12)

Quote of the Day (expectations)

"I hope somebody gives me a cheeseburger lei." - Comment from a former student after I asked him what he was looking forward to most in next week's graduation. (5/11/12)

Quote of the Day (matching)

"Mister, my (mechanical) pencil is the same color as yours. Can I get extra credit?" - A high school student's request at the beginning of an exam. (5/7/12)

Quote of the Day (greetings)

"He said 'Good morning' to me first." - Overheard from a couple of former students after I greeted them as I passed by. (5/9/12)

Quote of the Day (nonsense)

"Mister, you have no sense of humor." - Complaint from a student after I never even cracked a smile at his joke. (5/8/12)

Quote of the Day (policy)

"I just wanted to be honest." - Remarkable comment from a high school student who pointed out a grading mistake that I had made on a test that would've actually brought her score down. (5/2/12)

Quote of the Day (secrets)

"Mister, are you good at keeping secrets?" - Question from a high school student before he confessed to me the reason why he wasn't in class earlier in the day. (5/4/12)

Quote of the Day (altitude)

"It's WORSE than Mount Everest." - Complaint from a high school student after climbing three flights of stairs to get to my classroom. (5/3/12)

Quote of the Day (acronym)

"It's called Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium or 'C-BAC' for short." - Alphabetically challenged statement from an administrator during today's meeting. (5/2/12)

Quote of the Day (friends)

"Mister! I thought we were friends." - Complaint from a high school student after his request to have some of the candies that were on my desk was denied. He was sour for the rest of the class period. (5/1/12)

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)