You Give Love Of Music A Bad Name
(We have just finished playing ‘Living on a Prayer’ in band.)
Band Teacher: “You can’t get more New Jersey than Bon Jovi.”
Student: “Who is Bon Jovi?”
Rest Of Class: *gasp* “GET OUT!”
(We have just finished playing ‘Living on a Prayer’ in band.)
Band Teacher: “You can’t get more New Jersey than Bon Jovi.”
Student: “Who is Bon Jovi?”
Rest Of Class: *gasp* “GET OUT!”
(We get scores for a French test which we had taken after a term. This student has been in all of the lessons.)
Teacher: “The student with the lowest score is [Student’s Name], who got a zero.”
Student: “Why?”
Teacher: “You wrote in English during a French test.”
Student: “Well who knows how to write in French?!”
French Teacher: “You can write out the words in phonetic if it helps.”
Classmate: “What’s phonetic?”
French Teacher: “It’s when you write a word exactly how it sounds. For example, [My Name], give me a word?”
Me: “Umm… Semain.” *meaning ‘week’*
(The teacher begins to write on the board ‘S-E-M-E-N.’ She turns back to the class who have all lost it. Then she turns back to the board and squeaks.)
French Teacher: “Well don’t write that on your oral word sheet!”
(We are taking a test on the civil war, so everyone is quiet. All of a sudden, someone asks a question loud enough for the whole class to hear it.)
Student: “Wait. Did slaves get paid?”
(I am in a philosophy course with a professor with whom I had taken other courses. He is addressing us regarding his cell phone policy.)
Professor: “Cell phones: I don’t want to see them or hear them. If I do, I will take out of your daily participation points. Flip side to this: if you EVER see or hear my cell phone go off, everyone in this class shall receive an A as their final grade!”
(He pauses for just a moment.)
Professor: “I don’t have a cell phone, so that I don’t see that being a problem.”
(Fast forward to exam day, and we all walk in. The professor takes his coat off and sets his bag around the chair. When he doesn’t notice, I slip a prepaid phone into his bag. He then grabs the exams and goes over the rules.)
Professor: “Please use a pencil. If you need one you can ask me or a fellow student.”
(The prepaid phone rings.)
Professor: “And, NO. You cannot phone a friend.”
(The phone continues ringing.)
Student: “I don’t think that’s any of our phones. Is that your phone? Does that mean we get an A?”
Professor: “Wait. Did… did you guys?”
(He fumbles through his bag and coat. Apparently I can really slip it in there, as I had to call back three times. After he finds it, he holds it up with a big grin.)
Professor: “All right. Which one of you guys did this?”