Time for a break

Random student: "Man, this is bullshit."

Me: "Watch your language"

Student 1: "You don't cuss?"

Me: "No, I cuss.  There is a time and place for everything."

Student 1: "Wait, so you cuss at home?"

Me: "Like a sailor."


We are off for winter break.  See you all in two weeks.

Final Silliness: Part 2

*in the middle of our algebra 1 final*

Student: "So if I do 11 out of 22 problems is that good?"

Me: "Well it would be a 50% if you got everything right."

Student: ".....Damn"

Music

*One of my favorite hobbies is pretending I am older and more out of touch than I actually am*

Student (to another student):  "Man, how do you not know who Drake is?  Everyone knows who Drake is.  Mr. I'll bet you even know who Drake is."

Me: "Yeah, he is that dude singing about the thrift shop."

*Half the room though I was being serious.  The other half thought it was hilarious.*

I don't always give extra credit....

So this happened while grading finals today....

Final Silliness: Part 1

Male student: "Man, these black women are always trying to keep me down.  I'll bet you know all about that Mr."

Female student: "Man, he is white.  What the hell you talkin' about?"

Male student: "I know he is white, but he prolly knows all about having that black chick on his back."

Female student: "Will you be quiet so we can take our test?'

Male Student: "See what I am talking about Mr.?"

Me: "Just take your test..."

Finals

Today my students are taking their comprehensive final.  I allow them to have one full sheet of paper with whatever formulas and definitions that they want.  Before school started today I had a student come to me with a very special question.

Student: "Mr., you know the notes from this semester?  Do you have them?"

Me: "Do you mean the videos that we watched?"

Student: "No, the notes you put on the board."

Me: "No.  I erase those after you all write them down...."

Bag o' crazy

In an alternative school there are many students who appear suddenly and randomly and then disappear in a similar fashion.

We had one particular student who showed up on her first day with a grocery bag filled with at least 50 lighters.  When questioned she say, "In case I need one."

Several weeks later she started talking about being followed by unmarked vans.  She stopped showing up to school shortly after.  I heard that she had been picked up by the police and brought to an institution, but part of me still entertains the idea that she was correct.