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The appropriate time to discuss the zombie apocalypse is after I've had a second cup of coffee. 13 Apr 2011 | 11:25 am
John: Miss? I can't wait for the zombie apocalypse! Me: Well, John, even though I'm tempted to ask why, instead I'm going to redirect your attention to your research project. John: Miss! But the zom...
Your eyes work better when they're not dangling on your chest. 16 Mar 2011 | 09:26 am
(As we're writing rough drafts of an essay, John sneezes loudly.) John: Oh, hey! Somebody better bless me right now or the devil will climb into my soul! Class: Bless you! John: My aunt taught me t...
So now I have a LOOK . . . 8 Jan 2011 | 05:50 am
(As students work on laptops creating a survival show in the style of The Hunger Games but set in a European country of their choice.) Me (looking over John's shoulder): That’s good. Austria was a go...
Conundrums before coffee make me very . . . whatever. 6 Jan 2011 | 07:57 am
(As students enter the room, Mike notices two shopping bags sitting on a desk.) Mike: Miss, what’s in the bags? Me: Dunno. Ms. Smith just dropped them off, so I thought it would be rude and disrespe...
oic (smh) 26 Apr 2010 | 03:28 am
(As I'm walking in the hallway during a planning period) Dean of Discipline: Hey, Huth? Can you come in here for a sec? Me: Sure. DoD: So Katherine tells me she stayed after school with you last we...
Axe-wielding OD poppin' mom 7 Apr 2010 | 02:08 pm
Sometimes my students leave me notes on my white board. On the day I found this note, I must have been ranting about some thing or other. This year I have a budding artist who enjoys drawing trees. H...
The facilitator needs more tissue. 23 Mar 2010 | 07:06 am
Michelle: Miss? I really think I messed up my rough draft so I threw it away. Me (horrified): What??! Michelle: Oh, it's okay. Look. I did it over. And it's even longer. Me: Oh. Phew. Okay then. I ...
Sigh. Sigh. Sigh. 18 Mar 2010 | 09:32 am
First thing in the morning, before school begins. Even though my door is open, I hear a knock and look up, realizing I don't know this student. Me: Hey! What's up? Student (extending hand and stridi...
When maneuvering through the snow is the least of it. 7 Mar 2010 | 09:03 am
This is a recent letter of recommendation for a former student. Some things are easy to do. I’m pleased to write this letter of recommendation for Katherine. I’ve known her since she was a junior in ...
And when the research is over, we sing. 6 Mar 2010 | 01:00 pm
At the end of two weeks in the library researching college and career possibilities, they invent a song and sing it to me. Luckily, they weren't researching careers in music.
