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Student Phone Calls.

Because I work at a psychotic no-excuses charter school, I am required to give out my phone number to students in case they have homework questions.  While I don't mind phone calls from 11 year olds at all, they typically come on Sunday nights, and often have nothing to do with the assigned homework.  Example:

Me: Hello?

JM: Hi, it's James.  I wanted to let you know that the Alcatraz special is on at 9 pm on Wednesday.

Me (sounding confused): Ok...

JM: Wait, is this Ms. D?

Me: Nope, it's Ms. EH.

JM: OH!  Sorry, I meant to call Ms. D.  Can you call her and let her know about the Alctraz special?  I'm cleaning my room.  It's a mess.

Me: No problem.  Bye.

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Me: Hey D.

JD: Yes?

Me: The Alcatraz special is on at 9 on Wednesday, James called and wanted me to pass that along.

JD: He already told me that!  He called at 9 am on Saturday, but I didn't answer because I was trying to sleep in.  He then called at 9:15 and at 9:45.  I finally said, screw it, and called him back.

Me: Well...now you know.

JD: Gee, thanks.

And how exactly did Jawad check my order for deliciousness?  I can deal with a slice missing...but finger holes in my pizza are totally unacceptable.

Sweat Stinks.

K.R.,easily of the sweatiest children I've ever seen in my life, stops me mid-lesson today.  I acknowledge his hand by nodding, to which he replies "ARE YOU OK?!" while pointing at my Montana sized pit-stains with genuine interest and concern.

My reply, "Yeah...K...but sometimes I get nervous."

He nods sympathetically, "that happens to me too."

I feel awesome.

fin.

Resistance is Futile.

Select Responses to the prompt "If you were a Jewish citizen living during the 1940s, what items would you need to stage a resistance against the Nazis?"

TH: Grenade launcher.

KM: People.

JW: A plan.

BO: Knives.

IJ: A hiding place.

AR: A donut.

Select Responses to the prompt "If you were a Jewish citizen living during the 1940s, what feelings or situations would keep you from resisting the Nazis?"

MH: Seeing my family killed.

GD: Guilt.

KB: Having to kill someone.

GV: Getting killed.

CF: Not knowing what will happen.

AR: Forgetting my donut.

A few killer nuggets...

In response to the prompt, "Top Ten Reasons to go to College" -

"You can wear pajamas to class." - MA

"To get a girlfriend." - BC

In response to "Dinosaurs are extinct - fact or opinion?"

"OPINION!"