Those Who Pay Attention

Almost every Friday I have multiple students come to me convinced that we have a test.  This hasn't happened today and half of my first hour class is gone.  The correlation is interesting.

Dictate

Me: "Does anyone want want to write the answer up on the board?"

*silence*

Me: "So you all want me to write it up there?  You want to see my amazing handwriting?"

Student: "Ugh, no.  I will write it up there."

/headdesk

I'm not sure what's worse.  One of my students asking someone else for the answer to two minus seven, or the second student honestly giving a wrong answer.

Don't Try to Sell Me Crap...

The teacher across the hall has a sub today, and he just tried to sell me manure...

Ruin a Weekend...

I had a parent conference this morning.  It went something like this.

Me: "Your son has been skipping my class, and has failed to show up for any of the detentions he has been assigned."

Parent to student: "You have me missing work today because you cannot get where you are supposed to be?!?  What the hell is wrong with you?"

Dramatic Numbers

Student: "Do we just collide the numbers that are on the same side?"

Me: "Combine, but yes.  I think I am going to use collide instead of combine.  It sounds more dramatic."

....Is In The Air