...So we've all seen those icky shoes strung over random suburbian power-lines, hanging desolately, and one has to wonder...why? I mean, it must take some seriously mad skills to sling those shoes up over the lines, so what possesses people to do so?
Thanks to the uncanny curiosity of my BFF, I was sent on another Research Mission.
According to my oh so valid resources, the reason is is that it indicates areas of drug dealerships...that if you see those shoes, you are in a place to score big in getting a little somethin' somethin' to get high.
Good to know. I guess. If you're in to that. Which I'm not. I promise.
So...moving on to another titilating Student Story. This actually happened a few months ago, but it is a classic that has been, unfortunately, burned into my memory.
Picture this:
Today's lesson is all about Alliteration. This is where two or more words in a sentence begin with the same letter...as in, "Sally sells sea shells down by the sea shore" -- most words start with 'S'. My wonderfully intelligent students grasped the idea rather quickly, and they were eager to come up with their own examples.
After a few minutes of brainstorming, they were ready to share. A couple of stellar examples ensued, and then it came to Student K. Now you have to understand that K is a sharp girl, and while sometimes, she can be fairly sarcastic and lean towards the inappropriate side, all in all, a good kid.
A sparkle lit up her eyes, and I could tell that she had a doozy...one that would blow my mind and with which she would strike Language Arts gold. I waited in glorious anticipation, ready to be inundated with pride, knowing that my innately awesome teaching skills had flowed into the minds of our youth of today.
"Ok, are you guys ready?" K asked excitedly.
"YES!" we all replied.
(By the way, my first name starts with an S, so I was the subject of her sentence).
"Alright....here is mine: S slowly slid on her silly strap-on."
Oh.....my...............GOD!
Needless to say, I was indeed blown away, but not for the right reasons. And to make matters even more complicated, she truly didn't understand the horrified look on my face. Apparently, she didn't realize what 'strap-on' meant...that her friends had given her that word, so she just ran with it.
So, let's re-work the lesson of the day, kids. I'm glad you understand what alliteration is, but now you have a new vocabulary word -- strap on! Yay!
Let's just freakin' go back to the much loved Giraffe Barf.....
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