One of my greatest joys in life is my job - something most people are not able to say honestly. However, I truly love what I do - which is teach at the local community college. Each semester I get to meet a new array of people. And some of them are true characters.
This semester, I travel between two campuses. My first two classes are at one campus. I then have just enough time to travel to the second campus for my third class. Because I am usually running in the classroom door just in time to begin teaching, my students are always there before me. One of them entertains himself be doodling on the chalkboard until I arrive. Three days a week, I find an entire chalkboard of different doodles.
Today was the second test of the semester. My doodling student chalkboard art:
When I asked why the people at the bottom were on fire, my student kindly explained. The people were not on fire. Their brains were on fire after attempting to study for the test. He said he felt as though his brain had melted and would run out of his ear if he tipped his head to the side.
My response?
"Excellent! You studied! Did you bring a pencil? Here's your test. Please don't let your brain drip on the test before you hand it in - it would be gross to have to grade that. Good luck!"
I left the doodle on the board during the class. After I graded the doodling student's test, I was quite happy to see a respectable score. His brain didn't drip out of his ear and the studying paid off!
This semester, I travel between two campuses. My first two classes are at one campus. I then have just enough time to travel to the second campus for my third class. Because I am usually running in the classroom door just in time to begin teaching, my students are always there before me. One of them entertains himself be doodling on the chalkboard until I arrive. Three days a week, I find an entire chalkboard of different doodles.
Today was the second test of the semester. My doodling student chalkboard art:
When I asked why the people at the bottom were on fire, my student kindly explained. The people were not on fire. Their brains were on fire after attempting to study for the test. He said he felt as though his brain had melted and would run out of his ear if he tipped his head to the side.
My response?
"Excellent! You studied! Did you bring a pencil? Here's your test. Please don't let your brain drip on the test before you hand it in - it would be gross to have to grade that. Good luck!"
I left the doodle on the board during the class. After I graded the doodling student's test, I was quite happy to see a respectable score. His brain didn't drip out of his ear and the studying paid off!
