Spelling Counts!

My new goal in life is to make sure all my students can spell “rapping” correctly. That way no future teacher or employer will think he thinks one of his “best qualities” is sexual assault.

Today’s Biggest Accomplishment

Clueless

A student just guessed that I’m turning 59 in two weeks, and he wonders why I won’t consider his music requests… 

I don’t think it means what you think it means…

This kid keeps drawing this on my whiteboard… lol

Teacher Problems

Seeing a full moon Sunday night:

Most people: “Oh how beautiful!”
Teachers: “Shit’s about to get real!”

The Look

The look you give a kid when you’re trying to apologize to him for “going all crazy on” him but all he can do is avoid eye contact and giggle.

Chicken is Good

Student: What you get for lunch, Miss Sarah?
Me: Chicken from that wing’s place.
Student: Why you go there?
Me: Because I love chicken!
Student: It’s cuz you Black.
Me: What?
Student: Chicken is good.

It Never Was a Secret

Me: I have something I need to tell you.
Student 1: You’re pregnant.
Me: What?! Why would that be the thing I need to tell you?!
Student 1: Well, you love us.
Me: True, but wait a minute… yesterday, you said I was getting smaller and now you think I’m pregnant?!
Student 1: Hey, stranger things have happened.
Me: OK, let’s try it this way. I have some bad news–
Student 2: You have cancer!
Student 3: Hey, don’t put that out there!
Me: No, I don’t have cancer, geez.
Student 2: WHAT IS IT MISS????
Me: Guys, I hate to tell you this, but I’m not perfect…
Student 3: DUH!!
Student 2 (not impressed): THAT’S what you wanted to tell us?!
Student 1: No one’s perfect.
Student 4: We all know you’re not perfect, Miss.

😂

Acting Nice

Me: I really try to be nice.
Student: You are nice.
Me: Oh good, my acting classes are working!

New Fan

Me (listening to “You make me feel like a Natural Woman”)
Student (walking in the room right before lunch is over) Who is singing?
Me: Aretha Franklin
Student: Hmmm. (pause) She has a really good voice.
Me: She’s the Queen of Soul.
Student: Really? I’ll have to check her out.