Just for Fun

Just for fun, I decided to include a blog about some funny things that have happened in my class.

The first thing is that I went into class one evening and started teaching and I noticed that several students were snickering and grinning--more than usual--and I couldn't figure out why. Half-way through my lesson, the grinning of students was starting to get on my nerves. It wasn't until I put my hand in my pocket and felt a breeze where I normally don't feel a breeze that I realized why they were grinning. My "fly" was completely down. Of course (as all guys know), this has happened to all of us at some point in our lives. The trouble is: How do you rectify the problem in front of a class full of students without looking like a complete "dolt"? My solution was to turn towards the blackboard as if I was going to write something and zip it up real quick, but as I looked to my left (we sit in a circle) one of my students was laughing his butt off. I don't think I've ever been more embarrassed, but I'm over it.

The second thing is that I had a student come up to me the other night after class. She is a smart, timid, and articulate girl, but she had a concerned look on her face.
She was one of my choices for the students who would receive letters from the department on their excellent work.
"Mr. Knox," she said "I got this letter in the mail from the English Department"
"Yes, Casey," and I knew what letter she was referring to without her telling me.
"Well," she said "They're gonna' make me change my major to English!"
God bless this poor girl. She thought that the letter she received from the department meant that she had to change her major. When I explained to her that it was something to be proud of and that it didn't mean she would have to change her major, a look of relief washed over her face and she thanked me profusely. I don't think the thanks was for recommending her to receive the letter, but was more for the fact that she didn't have to change her major!