One way to get out of a lesson
When I asked a student to explain why he was ten minutes late to class today, he told me it was because his toe had snapped.
"What?" I said. "Are you serious?"
"Yeah, it's just hanging off and flapping around a bit. It's quite painful, actually," he said whilst looking surprisingly calm for a person who must have been in excruciating agony.
"Well, you need to see a doctor!" I exclaimed, before rushing down to see the first aid officers and asking for their assistance. One of them took him to hospital whilst I carried on with my lesson.
It was only later that we found out that he meant his toenail, not his actual toe...
"What?" I said. "Are you serious?"
"Yeah, it's just hanging off and flapping around a bit. It's quite painful, actually," he said whilst looking surprisingly calm for a person who must have been in excruciating agony.
"Well, you need to see a doctor!" I exclaimed, before rushing down to see the first aid officers and asking for their assistance. One of them took him to hospital whilst I carried on with my lesson.
It was only later that we found out that he meant his toenail, not his actual toe...