I started the Ecology unit with my grade 10s today. During the introductory lesson with my period 3 class I mentioned, somewhat off-topic, that I am opposed to killing things just for the sake of killing them and that I detest even killing spiders in the house. At this point one of my more vocal students in the class interjected with this comment:
"Every time I kill a spider I feel as if other spiders are looking at me... silently judging."
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
So dumb...
This one comes from one of my colleagues...
Student 1: "Can I hook up a circuit to your lip ring?"
Student 2: "But that would be like science stuff going through my lip."
Teacher: *a soft sigh*
Student 1: "Can I hook up a circuit to your lip ring?"
Student 2: "But that would be like science stuff going through my lip."
Teacher: *a soft sigh*
This Kid is a Gold Mine!
Here is another gem given to me last week by my storyteller of period 3:
Apparently, this young man has a picture in his house of his grandmother holding an AK-47. She was 75 at the time the picture was taken. In the same breath he also claims that his grandfather, who is currently 90, fought in WWI, WWII and the Cold War (not quite sure what he was 'fighting' in the Cold War...).
Side note:
My brother and I were talking about this student and his stories this past weekend when he said this: "Imagine if you went to this kid's house and EVERYTHING was true. There's a wrecked Ferrari in the driveway. You walk in to the house and his dad, wearing a priest's collar, says 'Hello my son. Sorry I didn't hear you come in as I was in the backyard chemical engineering'. His grandmother is downstairs cleaning and repairing her AK-47..."
This went on for a little while. It was hilarious.
Apparently, this young man has a picture in his house of his grandmother holding an AK-47. She was 75 at the time the picture was taken. In the same breath he also claims that his grandfather, who is currently 90, fought in WWI, WWII and the Cold War (not quite sure what he was 'fighting' in the Cold War...).
Side note:
My brother and I were talking about this student and his stories this past weekend when he said this: "Imagine if you went to this kid's house and EVERYTHING was true. There's a wrecked Ferrari in the driveway. You walk in to the house and his dad, wearing a priest's collar, says 'Hello my son. Sorry I didn't hear you come in as I was in the backyard chemical engineering'. His grandmother is downstairs cleaning and repairing her AK-47..."
This went on for a little while. It was hilarious.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
I WISH I had a bongo!
I just asked one of my colleagues if I had shown him my blog yet. One of my misfits (the kids who hang out in my room at lunch...I refer to them as my misfits...as in the island of misfit toys) totally misheard me...
Me: "Hey sir, have you seen my blog yet?"
Student: "You have a bongo? *pause* Wait. I didn't hear that right did I?"
Me: "Not even close"
Me: "Hey sir, have you seen my blog yet?"
Student: "You have a bongo? *pause* Wait. I didn't hear that right did I?"
Me: "Not even close"
Monday, April 12, 2010
"To Obtain a Special Dialing Wand Please Mash the Keypad Now."
This happened about a half hour ago....finally caught up!
Our department recently came into some money via a contest won through a large computer and electronics chain. Long story short, we bought a 'netbook lab'. 20 netbooks to wheel between classrooms for our students to research, etc. They are not univerally loved by students based mainly on that fact that they are small. Here is one such complaint which I found hilarious.
Student: "I hate these computers"
Me: "What? Why?"
Student: "My fingers don't work with them."
Our department recently came into some money via a contest won through a large computer and electronics chain. Long story short, we bought a 'netbook lab'. 20 netbooks to wheel between classrooms for our students to research, etc. They are not univerally loved by students based mainly on that fact that they are small. Here is one such complaint which I found hilarious.
Student: "I hate these computers"
Me: "What? Why?"
Student: "My fingers don't work with them."
Sometimes I Feel Bad for Laughing
Last Thursday was the OSSLT (Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test) which is written by Grade 10 students...and any older students who failed it the first...or second time.
My period 3 class was wrapping up for the day last Wednesday when I wished them all luck on the test tomorrow.
One of my female students, quite loud I should add, yelled "WHAT?!"
I'm really hoping that she thought I was referring to a test in my class and not that she forgot about a test that we have had assembly after assembly about over the last few weeks.
At any rate, it was funny and the whole class had a good laugh at her expense. Sorry!
My period 3 class was wrapping up for the day last Wednesday when I wished them all luck on the test tomorrow.
One of my female students, quite loud I should add, yelled "WHAT?!"
I'm really hoping that she thought I was referring to a test in my class and not that she forgot about a test that we have had assembly after assembly about over the last few weeks.
At any rate, it was funny and the whole class had a good laugh at her expense. Sorry!
Tall Tales
There is a male student in my period 3 grade 10 class that is always talking. Always. Some of the anecdotes he shares to me or whoever will listen seem a bit too unbelievable. He made some comment a little while back (which I forget! and am kicking myself for not writing it down...) that seemed like a blatant lie. I decided to ignore it and not call him on it. I was informed by a couple of his peers that he has been churning out these comments since elementary school. They shared a few with me. I had to write fast so I think I missed a few:
- He once surfed a wave higher than the school. (I presume he was referring to his elementary school at the time which is only 1 floor in height and not 3 like the high school...)
- His father is a priest and chemical engineer. Oh, and he fought in Desert Storm.
- He crashed a Ferrari
- His car insurance is $10,000/year...presumably because of the accident. (oh...and he is only 15 years old)
His latest?
- He has slept with 30 of his past 50 girlfriends.
- He once surfed a wave higher than the school. (I presume he was referring to his elementary school at the time which is only 1 floor in height and not 3 like the high school...)
- His father is a priest and chemical engineer. Oh, and he fought in Desert Storm.
- He crashed a Ferrari
- His car insurance is $10,000/year...presumably because of the accident. (oh...and he is only 15 years old)
His latest?
- He has slept with 30 of his past 50 girlfriends.
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