As a teacher, there are things I hear on a daily basis that I REALLY wish I hadn't heard. Sometimes my students are so caught up in the drama of being a teen that they forget adults are around. But that's not what this post is about... this is about things that are actually said TO me that surprise me.
~"Where can I buy some of that?!?" The first day back from Spring Break, I wanted to get the class excited about chemistry, so I showed this video of potassium metal exploding. Were they interested? Yes, actually! Were they a bit too interested? *scared face* Maybe...
~"I'm getting a tattoo of you." Two guys in my first period told me they were getting matching tattoos of me on their arms. I know they're kidding, of course. At least, I think they're kidding.
~"Are we using dynamite today?" I don't know... this student just came into class asking. He followed it up by asking if I wanted to buy his lunch for him that day.
~"Why are we just learning about this NOW?!?" We watched this video about Bernoulli's Principle. After you watch a You Tube video, it suggests other similar videos you might like. They liked the original video so much, that one student asked to watch the next one. Mistake. It was a teacher talking to ELEMENTARY STUDENTS about Bernoulli's Principle. They were embarrassed/outraged that little kids somewhere are learning the same material they are. Oops!
If Bill Cosby wants to do a spin-off of his show "Kids Say the Darndest Things," I wouldn't definitely suggest looking into producing "High School Students Say the Darndest Things."
2 comments:
You could write a book after a few years! ;) xoxo A-
It certainly never boring here!
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