Student Teaching: Week 2

Things Overheard In the Classroom:

If tomatoes are a fruit, does that make ketchup a smoothie?

Student1: Did you hear about the actress that killed herself?

Student 2: Who?!

Student 1: I dunno. Her name is Reece Something....

Student 2: Witherspoon!

Student 1: No, with a knife.

Cooperating teacher examining his hair: Man, I look like I got mugged! I wore a hat but I guess I shouldn't have.

Student: You look like a college professor who just rolled out of bed.

ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS

Question: Into which body of water does the Congo flow?

Correct Answer: The Atlantic Ocean

Other Answers Given: Southern, Congo Basin, Lake Tangyanika, White Nile

BEST ANSWER RUNNER-UP

(Question regarding climate and landforms and how they affect where people live.)

I am just writing this because I was told to act like I care about world history. I am running out of things to say, so now I will just ramble on. I am acting like I care. Which I do not.

BEST ANSWER WINNER

Where it's hot, you get swamp ass. Where it's cold, you get shrinkage.

Overheard in the Classroom

I have been extremely delinquent in posting and I apologize. The last two semesters (summer and fall) have kicked my ass. I am now finished for the most part, and begin my student teaching on Thursday. In the meantime, I will give you some funny anecdotes.

I subbed for an art class a while back, and the students had to list facts and questions about the film. The artist in the film made odd little creatures he called "beasties" out of clay. He used a pottery wheel. Here are some of the best responses.

FACTS:

Needle and sponge are your BFFs.

He [the artist] thinks all clay is fun clay.

Temporary and ancient techniques can be used together.

This looks like it takes too long.

Clay animals count as pottery.

His hands were huge.

The mouths he made looked nifty.

The man only took 10 minutes to make 2 projects.

This guy is a professional and rocks.

Beastie: A pot smashed and turned into a monster.

His name is Robert M.

Sausage is a clay shape.

Lube your clay sponge on a stick.

QUESTIONS:

Did Robert Maxwell invent the animal pot?

Does the animal have to be real?

Do we have to make something like that?

Does this guy have a life?

Is this guy hungry?

What does he use these pots for because it doesn't seem like they would hold anything?

How do you keep the clay lubricated?

Does he make any happy animals?

How much of a career is this?

When was this video made?

Why do you pick boring movies?!?!