100!

Today my blog turns 100 (posts)!

Here is one of my favorite stories from a few years back.

I was up at the board drawing a diagram and one of my student came up next to me and started copying exactly what I was doing.  In general this kid didn't do a whole lot in class, but was a good kid.  Since it was so out of the ordinary for him to be doing anything productive I looked at him and asked, "What the heck are you doing?"  Now I am pretty sure he wanted to say, "Huh?", but as he opened his mouth I could see that it was crammed full of large marshmallows.  My immediate reaction was to ask, "Where did you get all of those marshmallows?!?"  He pointed back to his desk and sure enough there was a bag of large jet puffed marshmallows.

The Fun Students

*A group of students is being loud before class starts*

Student (not in the group): "Man Mr.  It looks like they gave you all the.... fun students this semester."

Me: "Well I guess they give the fun students to the fun teachers."

No help for you!

Me: "I will be here after school if you need extra help."

Student: "What?!? We just started, and its Friday!"

Me: "Ok fine, no one is allowed to come in after school."

No One is Excited for Monday

Me: "You should be working on the problem on the board."

Student: "I should, but I don't want to."

Me: "We all have to do things we don't want to do.  I'm here at work today."

Student: "Yeah, but you like your job.  You like helping students."

Me: "True, but that doesn't always mean I want to go to work."

Problems

Student (singing): "I got 99 problems..."

Me: "But math ain't one."

Throwback

One of the advantages of being out in a trailer my first year was not having to deal with the sewage gas leak in the main building.

And We're Back

After two days of cold related days off I am back in the classroom.

Student 1 to Student 2: "How tall are you?"

Student 2 who is clearly the shortest person in class: " I'm six eight."

Me: "You mean five eight?"

Student 2: "Naw, I'm just slouchin'."