tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post7516931594236721781..comments2023-10-28T05:33:15.060-05:00Comments on The Writing Playground: How dumb do you think I am?Marilyn Puetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16073134550080890157noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-22599611094506601452007-05-15T21:53:00.000-05:002007-05-15T21:53:00.000-05:00I assigned a book report to my seniors one year. ...I assigned a book report to my seniors one year. A nice young man, but a straight D student, turned in a splendid report. It was obvious he didn't write it. That fact was confirmed when I got to the second page and his report ended abruptly with the words "continued on back flap." He didn't even finish the sentence! And I especially love it when students try to write a report based on the movie. While most movies are in omniscient pov, most books aren't. That question gets 'em (almost) every time:-)<BR/><BR/>PCCPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-5559692818012934962007-05-15T20:48:00.000-05:002007-05-15T20:48:00.000-05:00Alas, Bon Jovi had good security.Yes, PM that's ho...Alas, Bon Jovi had good security.<BR/><BR/>Yes, PM that's how I got suspended. <BR/><BR/>Sadly, I didn't get to go to the concert. Seems that suspension and grounding go hand-in-hand...Problem Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01456049865200737618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-67820317920000948212007-05-15T20:34:00.000-05:002007-05-15T20:34:00.000-05:00Gasp. You got to watch Bon Jovi sound check? If ...Gasp. You got to watch Bon Jovi sound check? If only I'd known you then...<BR/><BR/>Incidentally, I turned on some Metallica this afternoon on the car ride home. I looked into the rearview mirror to find Baby Girl headbanging. I am so in trouble. <BR/><BR/>InstigatorKira Sinclair - AKA Instigatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14274056066229852126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-81130038093807890842007-05-15T20:32:00.000-05:002007-05-15T20:32:00.000-05:00So that's why you got suspended because of Bon Jov...So that's why you got suspended because of Bon Jovi?Playground Monitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444337591281145863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-30429372731254389642007-05-15T20:16:00.000-05:002007-05-15T20:16:00.000-05:00Don't worry SP, someday I'll tell you about my fri...Don't worry SP, someday I'll tell you about my friend Mary who was in a TERRIBLE car accident and had brain damage and might die at any moment so I had to skip school to go to the hospital to see her. A certain future Counselor was a good friend of Mary's as well. <BR/><BR/>It was just coincidence that Bon Jovi was doing their sound check at the Civic Center at approximately the same time and I knew the back way into the arena. Seriously, big coincidence.Problem Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01456049865200737618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-77403056464536527172007-05-15T19:27:00.000-05:002007-05-15T19:27:00.000-05:00Oh come on, I'm not the only naughty one, am I?? I...Oh come on, I'm not the only naughty one, am I?? I was afraid, but only of being caught. That was the trick. I managed to be teacher's pet at the same time.Andrea Laurence AKA Smarty Pantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13518751514879244662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-912339519130062142007-05-15T18:19:00.000-05:002007-05-15T18:19:00.000-05:00cluck cluck cluck - another big chicken here - In ...cluck cluck cluck - another big chicken here - In fact I don't think it even occurred to me to try lol. But I love your stories.catsladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06375770995988927860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-24267244439250368752007-05-15T18:13:00.000-05:002007-05-15T18:13:00.000-05:00Teacher's pet here. Like Rhonda, Angel, PM and ot...Teacher's pet here. Like Rhonda, Angel, PM and others, I was afraid to get into trouble. Lying bad. Trouble hurts.<BR/><BR/>However while attending HS in Frankfurt, Germany, I was a very well known forger. Dare I admit that? Many came to me to get an excuse from class. And thankfully, when they were caught, they didn't rat me out. Are you disappointed?<BR/><BR/>KathyKatherine Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14701961380138616355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-88063189272373521182007-05-15T17:43:00.000-05:002007-05-15T17:43:00.000-05:00And then there's me who never tried anything not b...And then there's me who never tried anything not because I was afraid but because I actually WANTED to learn. And I loved book reports. I know . . . I'm just plain weird.<BR/><BR/>CherylCherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677431572554533438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-16023566497281781462007-05-15T15:12:00.000-05:002007-05-15T15:12:00.000-05:00LMAO!!! I tell students this all the time- you ca...LMAO!!! I tell students this all the time- you can not pull anything I didn't master years before you were ever thought of!! And yes even in middle school they look at me like they don't know what I'm talking about...until their mom has to call me-a substitute-to get expensive electronics back or their teenage dram is laminated and stapled to the bulliten board outside the principal's office >:) See you are not alone in you evilness!!! Not to mention, we live in a small community and I wont hesitate to call parents from the classroom and let their child tell mom or dad why they got this call in the middle of the school day! But college students? Sheesh. I can't wait until august so that I can start classes to get my nursing degree underway....So much is wasted on youth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-6317789658671696382007-05-15T10:40:00.000-05:002007-05-15T10:40:00.000-05:00I never cheated, per se, but I was always out to b...I never cheated, per se, but I was always out to beat the system. I won't elaborate. I don't want the diploma police to show up and snatch it off my wall.<BR/><BR/>I did miss a big history test once and told my teacher is was Rosh Hoshanah. Which it was. I just wasn't Jewish. And he knew it too, but he thought it was funny and let me make it up.Andrea Laurence AKA Smarty Pantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13518751514879244662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-71103920039705755312007-05-15T09:38:00.000-05:002007-05-15T09:38:00.000-05:00See, "Dog ate my homework" has been replaced with ...See, "Dog ate my homework" has been replaced with "my printer is down," or "my harddrive crashed." <BR/><BR/>Dogs eating homework is just passe.Problem Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01456049865200737618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-84889007582891490572007-05-15T09:33:00.000-05:002007-05-15T09:33:00.000-05:00From all the comments, I'm beginning to believe a ...From all the comments, I'm beginning to believe a whole new level of stupidity has evolved in this country. And as Ron White says, "You can't fix stupid."<BR/><BR/>PMPlayground Monitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444337591281145863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-67146270057475531232007-05-15T09:26:00.000-05:002007-05-15T09:26:00.000-05:00I love to hear your stupid student stories!I, of c...I love to hear your stupid student stories!<BR/><BR/>I, of course, was an absolutely angel. Oh wait...wrong playfriend ;-) <BR/><BR/>I did have one incident though. I cheated on my social studies test in 7th grade by looking through my semi-transparent notebook to the study sheet beneath. Got away with it too. But I felt so dang guilty that I never tried to cheat again. <BR/><BR/>I did however, skip high school a couple times. Got myself sunburnt the first time and had to wear long sleeved shirts and long pants for days. It hurt! And then of course I got caught and had to spend 2 days in ISS. My father showed up at the back door of the apartment several of my friends had gone to. Let me tell you, he was not pleased...and I promptly burst into tears. I wanted so badly to be a rebel as a teenager but I just couldn't pull it off. <BR/><BR/>InstigatorKira Sinclair - AKA Instigatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14274056066229852126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-29114154272440210332007-05-15T08:32:00.000-05:002007-05-15T08:32:00.000-05:00I tried the "my dog ate my homework" once, when I ...I tried the "my dog ate my homework" once, when I was in elementary school. (Don't remember the exact grade I was in, but I'd guess third or fourth.) Honestly, I was stunned that my teacher didn't buy it. It seemed so reasonable to me. :-) I DID have a dog, after all, so it had to be in the realm of possibility. Picture here an outraged child who really thought it was a GOOD AND ORIGINAL story. I never tried anything like that again, so I guess it's a good thing I didn't get away with it that first time. I can just see myself calling my editor when a book is late. "I had it all ready to go to the post office, and then my dog..." ;-)<BR/><BR/>LJ -- Glad her grandchildren don't browse the internet just yet.Linda Winstead Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09870355400804918712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-6779858782456915862007-05-15T07:50:00.000-05:002007-05-15T07:50:00.000-05:00Too bad they don't channel all that energy into so...Too bad they don't channel all that energy into something productive.<BR/><BR/>I'm another goody two-shoes here. I was always too afraid of getting into trouble to pull any stunts.<BR/><BR/>PMPlayground Monitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444337591281145863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-91198316336417364232007-05-15T07:49:00.000-05:002007-05-15T07:49:00.000-05:00PC, this post was a riot!! For me it was third gr...PC, this post was a riot!! For me it was third grade -- "The dog ate my homework." We didn't have a dog and she probably didn't buy it but I got to slide. ;-) I'm a terrible liar so I just never tried again after that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-20772155543611503122007-05-15T07:03:00.000-05:002007-05-15T07:03:00.000-05:00I have to agree with Rhonda. I was always too afra...I have to agree with Rhonda. I was always too afraid to get into trouble. So I never did much of anything, either as a teenager or college student.<BR/><BR/>Boring, I know, but true.Angelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010424240956906870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-74570422382646329872007-05-15T06:48:00.000-05:002007-05-15T06:48:00.000-05:00PC, this is mindboggling. :-) As for pulling one ...PC, this is mindboggling. :-) <BR/><BR/>As for pulling one over on a teacher, I was always too afraid of getting in trouble to bother.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com