4/30/13

It's finally happened!!! For the first time in 10 years of teaching....one of my students stapled his thumb!!! Totally gross!!!! No shouts, no complaining. Simply, "could I please go to the nurse?"


I'm the one that is so grossed out and can't handle it.



HE IS FINE THOUGH!

4/25/13

My students are taking the Math CST test today. Part 1.


It has been 45 minutes and about 10 students have already finished! What?!!!

How is it that when we take the practice tests in class it takes the same students almost two hours to finish, but when the real test comes they are done in 45 minutes?

I can never understand that!!!!

4/15/13

Every morning student J places the number on the calendar. Today a different student, student C, was placing the number. So I asked,


"Why are you doing the calendar today? Why isn't J doing the calendar?"

J answers, " I didn't feel like putting the number up today. I feel lazy today!"

"Must be nice! How about if I were to say 'I don't feel like teaching today?' Maybe you J should teach my class today?" I ask him.

"No way!" J answers

"I'll do it! Said student A.

"Why should you do it?" I ask

"Because I have the glasses and most teachers have glasses, so therefore I think I should do it!" A answers.

" Oh really?!" I answer.

Then we all laugh.

If it were only that simple!

4/11/13

Today we were correcting our math test.


I say "#10 is C" and then I laugh.

"Do you know that pick up line?" I ask the kids. "You must be from Tennessee, because you are the only 10 I see!"

The kids laugh. But then, one of my boys tells me "My favorite pick up line is: Your dad must be a baker, because you have some pretty nice buns!"

The whole class including myself start laughing.

"Oh my, what are you saying" I reply as I laugh.

Then we went back to grading our test.

Pretty funny.....a little inappropriate but pretty funny!

4/10/13 part two

Had to share this also.... bogles my mind!

Students are taking a test on finding the area and circumference of a circle. They are free to ask me any questions to clarify any question on the test, but I cannot help them beyond that.


Student comes up to me and asks, "So how do you find the area of a circle?"

I look at him and tell him "I can't help you with that! That is what we have been learning for the past two weeks. That is why you are being tested right now, to prove that you understood and are able to figure that out on your own."

"Well, can't you just give me the formula?" he asks

"No! Sorry, I can't!" I reply.

"Aw man!"   REALLY?! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Come on!

4/10/13

Students are taking notes on Science videos and they are to pick one living organism and draw and color a picture of that organism.  They just watched the ice worlds video and one student drew penguins.  He came up to me today and asked:
"Could I please put hats on the penguins?"
"Sure why not!" I replied.
"YES!!!!!!!!!!!!" he stated as he went back to his seat.

Sometimes, it doesn't take much to make them happy!

4/8/13

Today during my elective class one of my students started singing this song while working on their project:

"I feel pretty, oh so pretty, oh so pretty and witty and blah blah blah"/

"Bright" I told her.
"What?" She said. "What is bright?"
" The last word of the song you are singing!" I told her.
"OH you mean, you have seen the commercial where that song is from?" She answers.
" The song doesn't come from a commercial. They use this song for a commercial, but this song is from a musical called 'West Side Story'. I explained.
"I thought the song was specially made for the commercial. Oh well!" she stated.


If they only knew how many "old" songs they use in commercials now a days.