Every year carries a distinct flavor, and for whatever reason, these last couple of weeks were certainly nothing to cherish fondly. But now that we are midway through finals week, it should all be downhill from here — just 3 [half] days standing between us and [two weeks of] freedom.
To close out the end of 7 full years in the classroom, here are some “random”
Anytime a student brings me a gift or note or card of any kind, I like to take a picture of it
Doesn’t that look nice?!
There was actually another nice looking
My pet rock:
It used to have an eyeball,
According to a student, this is me. A sloth.
Apparently, being associated with a sloth — characteristically speaking or otherwise — is a GOOD thing. You know you’re getting old when these things cease making sense to you.
I always find it amusing when students refer to themselves as my “favorite”:
Hellooo?!? I’m a teacher. We don’t have favorites. =)
And finally, a funny that a student left next to an illustration on a problem about our beloved pig dice:
lol. I have no explanation. =)
- but not truly RANDOM, in the scientific / statistical sense of the word. Which, by the way, “random” has got to be one of the most mis-used words in the English language… [↩]
- I actually have a dedicated folder in my Dropbox for these that I have compiled over the years [↩]
- and nice-tasting! [↩]
- singular — just ONE eyeball [↩]
- Yeah okay, that’s a lie. Kinda like when parents lie to their kids and tell them that they don’t have favorites. It’s just one of those things we’re supposed to say. =) [↩]