Teaching an extra class, that is. I'm doing my best this week to stick it out but for some reason, that extra 50 minutes of students a day coupled with the fact that my plan is now at the end of the day every day equals utter exhaustion. Because you know, if you get to 2:30, all you want to do is sit and eat a snack and look at your Google reader in pure silence.
I forgot how many dumb questions I get asked. Thankfully, summer had erased those memories. But now they're all roaring back. Some of my favorites so far:
Student: So if I didn't write my sentences, is it still considered not done?
Me: Well, wasn't the assignment to draw a caricature and write sentences? So yeah, I'd say that qualifies as "not done."
Student: So can I call you Wizzle?
Me: Do you have to?
Student: Since when did we have a quiz?!?
Me: Since I told you 3 times last class, put it on the online calendar and wrote it on the board 4 days ago.
Student: Ugh, I'm already sick of school I don't want to be here. Oh, no offense.
Me: None taken. Seriously.
Student: So, like, did I miss anything?
Me: No, we did nothing for 90 minutes. (Also, what is your name? I barely remember that you're in my class...oops.)
Student: Do we really need to know the word "bladder" for our quiz?
Me: Is it on your sheet where I said we're taking a quiz over ALL the body parts on the list?
Student: Yeah. So we have to know it?
Me: I guess it will be a surprise. (And these are the smart ones!)
I know, right?
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