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By: Student versus Teenager « Continuous Everywhere but Differentiable Nowhere

Student versus Teenager « Continuous Everywhere but Differentiable Nowhere — Fri, 16 May 2008 00:52:06 +0000

[…] don’t know yet. Because I’m not sure I teach to mold that young person. Dan Meyer asked this exact question a few weeks ago.Â In what two ways will your male teenage students spend their free time and […]

By: Arthus Erea

Arthus Erea — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:05:01 +0000

Hell, I’m a male teenage student and I had to Google 4/20 to find out what it was…

By: TheInfamousJ

TheInfamousJ — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:56:44 +0000

I actually asked my students this and got the following responses from males and females alike:

1. School Talent Show — Most are planning on attending or being in it.

2. Watching some television show about Vampires. It is the latest fad at the school.

3. Going to the mall on 4/20 to see other folks high.

4. Had quite the debate about Ironman’s opening date but I don’t think it is opening this weekend.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:53:13 +0000

For #1, The politically correct answer: Having age appropriate enjoyment in various leisure activites that all teenagers like.

#2 I probably know what there doing, but don’t want to know!

By: Dina

Dina — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:48:28 +0000

We’re on Spring Break. I’m assuming all of my students are on their private yachts in the Carribean, as I am. No *chance*of getting high out there. Ha!

By: Angus

Angus — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:42:52 +0000

Who’s dumb? I had to Google 4/20 to figure out what everyone was talking about!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:21:23 +0000

I had a student ask if you were high when you made graphing stories. Flatly denied. Your shame reassures me.

By: JackieB

JackieB — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:29:40 +0000

Crud. Forgot the stupid close tag after “love”. Oh well.

See, we all make mistakes. Yeah, I meant to do that…

By: JackieB

JackieB — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:28:25 +0000

Bury your shame? Heck, I love the fact that it didn’t occur to you. Let’s me know there’s hope.

By: Mr. K

Mr. K — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:45:51 +0000

bury my shame

Dude – we need *some* way to know that you’re human…