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Hidden homework I was a middle school math/science/algebra teacher for 19 years in New Bern. One year I was fortunate to have an absolutely delightful, creative, responsible and personable class of about 30 students in pre-algebra. We related well. And as many teachers do, we often took side roads of discussions. I told them some of the pranks I did while in high school. I made good grades, but to interrupt the monotony of a particular class, I was occasionally unconventional (or disruptive). I disliked my Latin teacher, so one night I did my homework on toilet paper. The teacher called me to the board, and I unrolled the toilet paper and proceeded to write the answers on the board. My Latin teacher did not see the humor in this, though my classmates did. My math class thought this was funny and to me, it was forgotten. We proceeded with our class work. About a week later, when I asked my class to get out their homework from their book bags, each student pulled out a piece of underwear bearing their homework! It took awhile for the laughter to subside. I gave each student an extra point on their homework grade for originality and creativity. Sandra Woods, Newport, Carteret-Craven Electric |
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