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#1223 + ()/26 - [ Report ]
// Talking about slavery in a classwide english discussion
Doel: one thing that noticed was that all of the mulatto children of the slave owners seemed to be female
Emily: well the children are female because the male slaveowner is allowed to have sex with the female slaves but his wife isnt allowed to have sex with the male slaves
Stephen: uhh..isnt the gender of the child based on genetics?
Emily: ... oh... right. -
#1221 + ()/24 - [ Report ]
// Discussion in Driver's Ed
Ms. Stetson: Yeah, Massachusetts drivers are horrible. You know, in New England there are lots of those roundabouts... I was driving once with my young kids, and all the other drivers were giving each other the finger. And my daughter asked me what it meant. So I told her it meant you were probably a really lousy driver. And then she started giving the other drivers the finger! So I had to tell her, "Sorry, I told you wrong... " Hey, I thought I was Doing The Right Thing by not telling her... -
#1219 + ()/68 - [ Report ]
// During Mr. Kummer's AP Gov class
Kummer: One of the roles of the media is Scorekeeper. They like to use lists and numbers a lot. Go to the supermarket checkout aisle and look at the magazines there. They are covered in numbers. Like one might read:
"32 Ways to Make a Juicier Turkey"
"8 Ways to Have a Better Sex Life"
"17 Ways to Have a Better Sex Life with Juicy Turkeys" -
#1212 + ()/176 - [ Report ]
Mr. Kummer: Americans are fascinated with numbers. The media takes advantage of this. You can't look at a magazine without seeing numbers.
-A student pulls out a copy of Cosmopolitan and hands it to Mr. Kummer, who proceeds to point out examples of numbers in the media, including "50 Ways To Please Your Boyfriend"-
Mr. Kummer: I'll read my horoscope for January. Is anyone else a Cancer? 'The scintillating sex leaves you panting.' -He pauses.-
Student: Is that accurate, Mr. Kummer?
Mr. Kummer: I don't know, January just started. I'll keep you posted. -
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// In physics, a discussion about energy. Mr. Bagden swore to stay out of the discussion and let the students run it.
Michael Romais: So, what about scenario 5? The one with the person tanning.
Megan Behm: It's just like the ice-cube melting in the sun one, except it's a person. And the person's not melting.
[name withheld]: What if it's the Abominable Snowman?
Megan: The Abominable Snowman isn't actually a snowman, it's a person!
// The entire class breaks into a chaotic discussion about yetis
Betty Luo (whispering to Myles Maxfield): I think we broke Mr. Bagden.
// Mr. Bagden is sitting in the back of the classroom with his head in his hands
