This just in: teachers are just like everyone else!

Some of my grade 10s were having an animated discussion regarding which teachers are hot when one of them asked me:

"Sir, what do teachers do for romance? Like, do you sit around marking papers?"

He was totally serious. I can't even remember how I answered this, to be honest. I was so stunned by the question.

I find notes!

I love finding notes!

Student 1: "have you ever seen mississipi burning?"
Student 2: "Nope Why?"

S1: "I have to watch it and its about the KKK and im the only black guy in my class. i'm kinda scared"
S2: "which class?"

S1: "English. its horrible they burn crosses and stuff and they do horrible stuff to black people"
S2: "Who's the teacher? Did u make fun of her? Maybe that's why she's making u watch it."

S1: "never she loves me"
S2: "is she asian?"

S1: "Is she asian?"
S2: "Nope pure white"

Temporal Specificity

I've been neglecting this. I blame March Break...

I frequently overhear conversations between students in the hall. I forgot most of them as I hear so many. This one stuck in my head.

Student 1: "What time are hockey tryouts?"
Student 2: "4 to 5"

Student 1: "What a stupid time. Why wouldn't it be 5 to 4?"
Student 2: "...what? that doesn't make sense."

Student 1: "Yeah. Four minutes to 5 is so specific."
Student 2: "Buddy. You're messed."