V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N!

It's my new favorite thing in the whole world. I never thought it would come. And now it's here and it's just as sweet as I could have ever imagined it.  I had several choice comments and "f you's" during finals week when I made some students retake their test for having all 50 identical correct and incorrect answers. "You're making me retake the test cuz I'm black! You're a racist." I didn't make all 25 students retake the test, so obviously the student failed to see that I was just racist towards cheaters.

On a positive note, I had 2 Christmas cards from students and they made my day. I also wrote a little something, an end-of-year send off:

“I was here to teach you Geometry.

Not to entertain, not to listen to you complain.
All I set out to do was teach you Geometry.
Let me explain, some of you drove me insane, and made me question the capacity of your brain. But it’s not about volume or quantity, it’s about quality. It’s not about the destination. It’s about the journey and the conversation. It’s not about the grade, it’s about the learning. And did you?
Did you do any learning?
That was my one and only yearning, But I have to be discerning; just as the cream separates and rises to the top, so will those of you who dared to be challenged and apply yourselves in my class. And without being a royal pain in the…
...Ask not what your teacher can do for you. Ask what you can do for yourself, if you only tried. Geometry is the measure of the earth. All you problem solvers who get it, now that you know how to measure your world, you can start to shape it. It’s been a pleasure working with all of you. Enjoy your time off this holiday. Take time to be good to your friends and family. Take time to reflect and relax. Don’t be a stranger. And don’t have unprotected sex.”

We'll just leave it at that.