Why I love my kids (Final Post "10/"11)
May 18th
I am in the middle of math class, trying to pull through a lesson. There's 5 days of school left in the year and a whole 5 minutes left until lunch. I look around the room to see who's finishing up their last math problems and I notice Samantha, chomping away on gum like a cow on cud.
Me: "Samantha ********!"
Sam: [She looks up, stops chewing, and suddenly tries to play innocent] "Yes?"
Me: "You have 2 choices; spit out the gum by the time I count to 10 or swallow it."
Sam: [Walks to trashcan very slowly... I reach 10.]
Me: "Okay. You made your choice, now you you need to swallow it."
Sam: "I can't! My mom told me gum will kill if you swallow it!"
Me: "No, it won't. You have to eat, like 5 pounds of gum in order to hurt you."
Sam: "Yes, she said it would wrap around my testicles and kill me!"
Me: [Laughing so hard I'm about to pee myself] "I think you mean intestines..."
Sam: "Same thing."
Me: "...just for that you can keep it."
Just in case you're wondering: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f5WodJxd0A
May 19th
Today was the last day I gave my students the last thing they would have to do all year. One of two assignments was to write 3 sentences about their favorite writing project from this school year. This is what I got back from Anibal:
"The civil war because we won and stuf. I didt do any projects."
Thanks Anibal, I know. You're absolutely right, you didn't do any projects. This could be why your grade was a 60% after 30 points of extra credit and turning in old classwork... By the way, Civil war?! That's not even my class. Although, I was the one who helped complete that entire project after school, 2 weeks after it was due. I should let you know though, even though this assignment wasn't worth any points, you still didn't finish it. It's only 2 sentences.
I am in the middle of math class, trying to pull through a lesson. There's 5 days of school left in the year and a whole 5 minutes left until lunch. I look around the room to see who's finishing up their last math problems and I notice Samantha, chomping away on gum like a cow on cud.
Me: "Samantha ********!"
Sam: [She looks up, stops chewing, and suddenly tries to play innocent] "Yes?"
Me: "You have 2 choices; spit out the gum by the time I count to 10 or swallow it."
Sam: [Walks to trashcan very slowly... I reach 10.]
Me: "Okay. You made your choice, now you you need to swallow it."
Sam: "I can't! My mom told me gum will kill if you swallow it!"
Me: "No, it won't. You have to eat, like 5 pounds of gum in order to hurt you."
Sam: "Yes, she said it would wrap around my testicles and kill me!"
Me: [Laughing so hard I'm about to pee myself] "I think you mean intestines..."
Sam: "Same thing."
Me: "...just for that you can keep it."
Just in case you're wondering: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f5WodJxd0A
May 19th
Today was the last day I gave my students the last thing they would have to do all year. One of two assignments was to write 3 sentences about their favorite writing project from this school year. This is what I got back from Anibal:
"The civil war because we won and stuf. I didt do any projects."
Thanks Anibal, I know. You're absolutely right, you didn't do any projects. This could be why your grade was a 60% after 30 points of extra credit and turning in old classwork... By the way, Civil war?! That's not even my class. Although, I was the one who helped complete that entire project after school, 2 weeks after it was due. I should let you know though, even though this assignment wasn't worth any points, you still didn't finish it. It's only 2 sentences.