Story archives - tag: "middle school"

Teacher

Standing at the front of the room, I suddenly realize that middle schoolers still intimidate me as much as they ever did when I was in middle school.

tags: teaching middle school confidence intimidation school [add]

2008-06-13 13:42:40 / Rating: 533.25 /

Noodles

Carving my name into your arm with an old metal compass was probably not the best way to win my affection.

tags: middle school humor troubling math class [add]

2008-06-04 10:02:39 / Rating: 374 /

Greg

I think I was in that four-star hotel with Noodles in middle school.

tags: middle school cheese whiz mirror 1S response [add]

2008-05-01 14:32:33 / Rating: 308.75 /

Noodles

As we left the four star hotel, we hoped we wouldn't be charged for the Cheez Wiz residue on the mirror.

tags: food fight cheez wiz hotel middle school trip [add]

2008-04-30 14:49:58 / Rating: 302.25 /

N

On his last day of class, the middle school foreign language teacher concisely summed up his opinion of the year with the words, "Fuck off," then left the room without looking back while his co-teacher translated what he just said into Korean.

tags: Korea teaching teacher middle school foreign language travel job humor [add]

2007-06-25 10:42:16 / Rating: 628.5 /