Class Discussion
Student A: Ms. C, what drugs did you do in university?
Me: What does this have to do with your journal response?
Student A: I dont know, I just thought of it and you said we should always ask you something if we have a question. So?
Me: Ummm
Student B: See I told you guys she did some, that's why she has to think about it!
Me: What!!! I was thinking of how to answer that (stupid) question!
Student A: Sureee
Me: Hey, I'm a teacher! We teachers never do anything bad!
Student B: Okay, now we REALLY know she's lying!
:S
P.S Just for the record, I did NOT do any drugs in university, high school, or at any point during my life.
P.P.S "We teachers never do anything bad!" is NOT a true statement...
Me: What does this have to do with your journal response?
Student A: I dont know, I just thought of it and you said we should always ask you something if we have a question. So?
Me: Ummm
Student B: See I told you guys she did some, that's why she has to think about it!
Me: What!!! I was thinking of how to answer that (stupid) question!
Student A: Sureee
Me: Hey, I'm a teacher! We teachers never do anything bad!
Student B: Okay, now we REALLY know she's lying!
:S
P.S Just for the record, I did NOT do any drugs in university, high school, or at any point during my life.
P.P.S "We teachers never do anything bad!" is NOT a true statement...
posted by 'liya @ 6:14 p.m.
7 comments
7 Comments:
At 6:08 p.m.,
FU said…
ahh..back to the good ol teachery posts.
kids are retarded nowadays. i would have NEVEr asked that question.. EVER!
did you get the tickets to my play yet???
At 7:36 p.m.,
Anonymous said…
ha ha ha...that's a funny post...I can see my brother asking his teacher something like that...lol...especially if the age difference was so close as you have with your students (what's 5 years?)
Word of advice: if ever asked a question from someone younger, never pause to think of an answer (then they automatically assume your answer is a lie)...I learned this the hard way from my brother...lol
At 6:45 a.m.,
sara said…
I agree. If i was a teacher and there was such a small age gap, i'd start making friends with my students. How do u avoid that?!
At 2:29 p.m.,
Anonymous said…
I just read your Ayah of the Day...it was beautiful....
'Did you think that We had created you without any purpose and that you would never return to Us (for accountability)?'
That's so touching it gave me goosebumps...In today's society and age it is so easy to forget what ones REAL purpose in life is. With lies, and hatred and betrayal and back-stabbing going on, where everyone is just worried about themselves, this Ayah really stood out to me. Now, if just the whole world would listen to the writting of God regardless of culture and not just listen or read...but also apply it. :)
At 6:20 p.m.,
mezba said…
Loved your last statement...:-P
for the record we would never DARE say 'oh now we know she's lying' to our teacher.
At 7:18 p.m.,
'liya said…
Fu: I told you I'd need a reminder! - which is why as soon as I read your comment I went out to buy the tickets after work. Can't wait to see it :)
Faiza: The smallest age difference I've encountered so far is only 2 years! But this student is fabulous! Hehe .. I guess I learned the hard way too :S
Clairissa: It's definitely hard to draw the line but I always end our conversations with "Okay guys let's focus on the work or I'll have nothing to mark" or something like that to remind them that I'm a teacher first. That and the fact the I assign detentions :D It's good to be "mean" at first so that they learn to respect you as a teacher.
Sara: See comment above! I like how they see me as approachable though (even when they want to reveal their whole life stories to me). I've heard on more than one occasion from students that they feel like they can talk to me about things because they know I'll give them a chance. That makes me happy because I want to give as many chances as I can to help them do well.
Faiza: You know what's interesting, at school today I was having a serious discussion with a student about work and out of nowhere the student asked me "Ms, what do you think our purpose in life is?" I had to think for a minute before replying because I wanted to phrase things in a way that the student would understand. I then explained that I'm a religious person and that I know my own purpose is to do good where I can in this world and to serve God .. and that everything in this world has a purpose, including human life and that one day we'll be asked what we did. Then when I came home and saw your comment and the ayah I was like oh wow. Coincedence or reminder?
Mezba: Times have changed! But it's probably because of my age too. I can't imagine them saying that to an older teacher!
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