Pluses: students are awesomely funny and crack me up on the daily. 9th graders are even funnier than 7th graders.
Exhibit A:
As class was ending a female student noted how good someone smelled really good. A male student who was sitting nearby commented: "Thanks, I just farted."
Exhibit B: I was really pissed about someone spraying the obnoxious body spray called Axe repeatedly in the classroom, and so the next day let it inspire a fun activity where students came up with product ads using persuasive appeals (something I've been teaching them since December). The catch was I gave them really embarrassing products like deodorant, anti gas medication, pimple medication, toilet paper, etc. They had a BLAST with it and came up with the best & funniest ads. When I return back to work next week (on spring break now) I'll photograph some of the best ones.
Exhibit C: I was told by one of my students that I ruined her freshman year because her parents took away her phone when I called home (on several occasions) for her behavior. Then this past week she was bragging she got the iPhone 5s. But it wasn't an overt brag, it was more of a "I need a case for my new iPhone 5s, do you have one?!" Holds up phone for all to see.
Minuses:
Grading essays.
Staying after work an hour every day.
Coming home at the beginning of childrens' witching hour.
Discovering that a student disrespected my classroom library:
Always a given:
Coming home to these awesome people:
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