Yesterday during lunch, a couple of strangers1 came by to take my picture2 and deliver this:
Teacher Oscars. 3 Apparently that’s a thing here.4
So today, during an afternoon class:
Me: Do any of you guys go to Teacher Oscars?
Students: Why, did you get nominated for something?
Me: Yeah…
Students: What for?
Me: “Most Knowledgable”.5
(cue scattered chuckles…)
Student #1: Hehe, nerd.
Me: [Inhales through nostrils slowly…] Jerk.
Students: Why, did you get nominated for something?
Me: Yeah…
Students: What for?
Me: “Most Knowledgable”.5
(cue scattered chuckles…)
Student #1: Hehe, nerd.
Me: [Inhales through nostrils slowly…] Jerk.
End times, folks… end times.
- student council members, so student strangers, not adult strangers, just to clarify. [↩]
- they also asked what song I wanted. That’s a secret… [↩]
- Clever! I mean… there isn’t a teacher alive that does this job for the recognition, but I do think teachers probably deserve more recognition. [↩]
- Although you wouldn’t have known, talking to some of my seniors. [↩]
- I am secretly convinced that this is one of those things that every teacher gets nominated for, and since they couldn’t find any other potential awards for me, they just pushed “knowledgable” on me… maybe because I’m Asian o_O?! Kidding about that last part… :) [↩]