Sexy Voice

It's the time in my cold where I've developed the "sexy voice". You know, that squeaky, deep voice. I sound especially cute when I laugh ... right before I go into a coughing fit.
Anyway, I'm rounding the corner on my first month of teaching. It's mostly had it ups, but there have been some downs too. I'm finding it very hard to work this week. My grade 11s are working on projects independently and one of my independent study grade 11 girls has been sick, so today me and the other girl just played cards. But no worry, I was able justify it because one of the mandates on the curriculum is being able to solve problems. My student showed me she can solve enough problems to kick my ass at Crazy 8s.

Speaking of mandated curriculum, the government has just changed the entire math curriculum. Starting this year, certain aspects of the grade 11 curriculum have been weeded out. Next year there will be changes to the grade 10 and 12 curriculums (is that the plural of curriculum).

Ok, something funny and entertaining. I'm trying to teach math 10 today and one kid has the new Weird Al song in his head. He asks me if I like to do calculus for fun. I replied yes, and added that I am also fluent in Java script. Another girl looks at me stunned and asked how I knew the words to "White and Nerdy?" I replied by telling her that the song was practically written for me, and that I could relate to the song ... well except the part about having a pocket protector and fanny pack. The kids are stunned I listen to the same music as them.

I almost felt like telling them about me and Weird Al and how I remember some of his earlier stuff like, "Eat it", and "Like a Surgeon." Ok, these were a little before my "cool" music phase. But I certainly remember classics like "Omish Paradise" and "Pretty Fly for a Rabbi". After all that is said, never, never ask about "Porn Star" my attempt to emulate Weird Al.