ten·ure
ˈtenyər,-yo͝or/
noun
noun: tenure
- 1.the conditions under which land or buildings are held or occupied.
synonyms: incumbency, term of office, term, period of/in office, time, time in office, stint More
"his tenure with the company" - 2.the holding of an office."his tenure of the premiership would be threatened"
synonyms: incumbency, term of office, term, period of/in office, time, time in office, stint More
"his tenure with the company"- a period for which an office is held.plural noun: tenures
- 3.guaranteed permanent employment, esp. as a teacher or professor, after a probationary period.
this is a great feat
especially when my students challenge me
on a daily basis
a few fun quotes from the mouths of teens
that mostly leave me speachless
(yelling) "MRS WHIPPLE, If you don't let me go to the bathroom right now I am going to empty my respiratory system all over your room"
Me: "go for it, I'll be sure to have an ambulance waiting for you when you are done"
Student: "I didn't throw the paper at him, I threw it at you"
Me: "Why would you throw it at me?"
Student: "I wanted to see if it would stick to your hair, your hair always looks so nice so I couldn't tell if it would stick"
Me: "huh....A for honesty"
Me: "I want you to really dig deeper to support your claim by going back to the text and finding specific evidence"
Student: "pshh, Mrs. Whipple, you doin' too much"
Student stayed after class to talk to me
"Mrs Whipple, I just wanted to let you know that (boy who shall not be named) kept picking his nose and wiping the buggers under his desk. You might want to clean that up."
Me: "perfect"
"Mrs. Whipple I can tell your getting real mad right now, so I'm just gunna say ma bad. I'm sorry bra- nah seriously fo real I'll be better tomorrow, you see"
Me: "...?"
Me:"We don't say shut up in here"
Student: "I didn't say shut up"
Student: "Well I did say shut up, but I meant to say shut up please"
Student: "Or please shut up, I can't take you talkin' to me nomore"
Me: "..."
Me to a young female student: "You're being awfully spicy right now, we all just need you to take a deep breath and relax for a minute"
Student (angry face on, yelling):"I hate it when you call me spicy, I'm just mad and when I get mad I can be spicy if I want to be."
Me: "...."
EN-velope not ON-velope- ongoing debate
Discussing stress management techniques.
"Mrs. Whipple: Is it true that you can have someone pee on you to sooth a jellyfish sting?"
Me: "...."
Me: "Your giving me agita, will you sit down and try and focus and get your work done please?"
Student: "Oh agita, I love that song"
Me: ".....?"
Student: "huh?"
Student: "ya I would never be a teacher, I just don't know how you do it"
*sigh*
Student:"Mrs. Whipple, someday I feel like you should just punch someone in the face for being so annoying"
Me: "Well, that will ever happen"
Student: "I think it should, God knows I would deserve it"
Me: "So you want to be the person I hypothetically punch"
Student: "Well I deserve it"
Me: "And you know this about yourself? Why don't you stop"
Student: "Sometimes I just like to push the limits"
Me: "....."
Mrs Whipple you dropped my grade by 8 points
Me: "Well, you EARNED 8 less points, you missed an assignment"
Student: "Everything is your fault"
Me: "I know"
Best part is...there will be more...
