Things Teenagers Say: Volume 10

Join me today for Volume 10 of Things Teenagers Say. This is my regular round-up of the crazy and memorable things I hear my students say in class. 

Things Teenagers Say

What starts with an m, ends with an h, and makes children cry?
Math  

One of my Algebra 2 students came up with this joke on his own.  I didn’t find it very amusing, but I could tell by the laughing that the rest of my class could relate.  If I remember correctly, this was said on our first day of polynomial long division…  

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Mentally, I’m in the 2020’s.  But, physically, I’m in 2014.  

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I killed the cat, and I don’t know how to fix it.  Help!  

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You’ve got to follow the rule of math: Please excuse my something something something.

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My graph is so cute!

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My arteries hurt because of you.

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Some of my ellipses look like drunken, squished soldiers.

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You’re weird, Ms. Hagan.  But, that’s okay.  I love weird teachers.  Weird teachers are more fun.

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Can you smell the number nine?

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Student: It smells like burning wood in here.
Me: What?
Student: Sometimes I set pencils on fire in my bedroom, and your classroom smells exactly like that.

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Me: I need a week off.
Student: Why?  So you can spend it with your cats?

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Tomorrow, I’m going to have the X-Box flu.

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Me: What does the word linear remind you of?
Student: My mom.
Me: Why would the word linear make you think of your mom?
Student: My mom gave birth to me.  Everything makes me think of her.

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Somewhere along the way, I started putting lines through my z’s without realizing it.

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Student: I was explaining the quadratic formula to my family.
Me: Oh, and what did they think?
Student: Their brains were hurting just like mine.

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Want to read more things teenagers say? Check out previous volumes here. 

Recent Volumes of Things Teenagers Say

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  Things Teenagers Say: Volume 61
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  Things Teenagers Say: Volume 60
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  Things Teenagers Say: Volume 59
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  Things Teenagers Say: Volume 58
• 
  Things Teenagers Say: Volume 57
• 
  Things Teenagers Say: Volume 56
• 
  Things Teenagers Say: Volume 55
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  Things Teenagers Say: Volume 54
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  Things Teenagers Say: Volume 53
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  Things Teenagers Say: Volume 52
• 
  Things Teenagers Say: Volume 51
• 
  Things Teenagers Say: Volume 50