"I ate a bee this morning." -What?
"I once ashed a cigarette in my brother's beer and thought it was funny."
- What a mean prank. I'm not sure if I could ever do this to anyone, but I'm sure it was very funny at the time. It was a good call doing it to your brother because he has to love you unconditionally. If it was anyone else, they very easily could have became so angry that they cut you out of their life!
"I encourage cheating if you can get away with it."
- This is a very interesting statement. While cheating is helpful if you are trying to get an A, it is not at all helpful if you are actually trying to learn the material. For people who are not trying to pursue a career in this area, I can understand why they would want to cheat. All they care about is getting a good grade. For people who are truly interested in the things we are learning about, cheating will be less necessary because they actually want to learn the material. So, either way, hopefully we will all get good grades!
"I can't tape your eyelids open...." -You in regards to watching the documentaries
- Hopefully it wouldn't be necessary to tape our eyelids open in the first place. True, the documentaries were a bit hard to follow, but the information was very interesting. People who "checked out" during the films made a big mistake. Not only did we have to write a paper on them, but the information completely applies to our every day lives.
"The most common way people give up their power is by believing they have none." -Women empowerment video
- I loved watching this brief video, and the quote has so much truth to it. So many women are programmed to think that they do not have any power/authority and choose to live in a man's shadow. Women need to embrace their femininity and let it shine!
"That little girl isn't even on key!" -Andrew (talking about the young child singing "Super Bass"
- Sorry Andrew, but you are going to have to cut this little girl some slack. I am not sure how old she is, but my guess would be between 6 and 8. I don't think you appreciate how talented she truly is. While I am not especially musically talented, both of my parents are, and I have developed a fairly sensitive ear for these things. She was doing a fantastic job, and let's not forget, she is just a little girl!
"I will not be happy until the Twin Ports are tropical. Let those cars run!" -You
- I laughed so hard when you said this! Although you were kidding it was really funny and definitely quote worthy.
"I'm 32. Imagine when I'm 50." -You
- I am not sure what you meant by this. You say the funniest things and when I leave your class, I am always in a good mood. If you mean that you are going to get even crazier over the years, do it! I would love to see and it is what makes you unique and entertaining. :)
"Thanks to the fluoride in the water, my IQ is 20 points lower than it should be" -Man from video we watched in class
- Although I have a lot of sympathy for the man from this video, I am skeptical about this treatment. I do not understand how he would know exactly how many points his IQ dropped and why it is strictly the fluoride's fault. There are other lurking variables that could have affected his IQ, and it would be very hard to determine that exactly 20 points were reduced.
"Why would someone love a teddy bear when a teddy bear can not love them back?"
- I was not in class to hear this quote, but it was brought up again today, so I am going to use it. I hate to disagree with you, Rob, but I am going to. Seeing a young child love a teddy bear is one of the most precious things in the world. I was a nanny for a family over the summer, and the youngest child, Amelie, was four years old. She refused to leave the house without her teddy bear and treated it like it was an actual member of the family. At breakfast and lunch, she would make it a place at the table, and she would even buckle it up in the car. Every time she did something that suggest that the teddy bear was more than just a toy to her, it melted my heart. The best part is that she truly believes that the teddy bear loves her back. Toys like teddy bears allow a child's imagination to run wild, and we should not taint that by saying teddy bears can not love them back, because in their eyes, they do.
"Copying other people's work isn't cheating. It's using resources."
- I completely agree with this. When it is so easy for us to research on the Internet and the information seems to be endless, it is hard not to use someone else's work.
"Fluoride in the water reduces IQ and makes people docile." (9/9/11)
- I do not remember what this was in regards to, but I wrote it down because it sounded fishy to me. After doing some research, I found that fluoride in water is added to prevent tooth decay, but there have been 24 studies which have found a correlation between low IQs and fluoride levels in children's blood. Interesting!
[in regards to there not being enough seats in class] "I'm so sorry. This is completely my fault. But it is partly your fault, too." (9/14/11)
- When you said this, you were referring to me signing up for your class a day late. However, it was not my fault that people did not come to the first five classes, so it is not my fault at all. :)
