Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Oops
I was attempting to explain to my eighth grade science students why ancient people spent a lot of time on the roofs of their homes at night, studying the stars and the sky. I said "Remember, they didn't have TV to watch." Then, in an attempt to include electronic games in the explanation, I said "Nor could they take to the roof their. . .and I accidently combined the two words "playstations" and "gameboys." I suspect I was the subject of some conversation at more than one supper table last night.
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6 comments:
you were mentioned in our car on the way to revival. =)
Tell your folks just to consider the source! :-)
It took me a second -- :-).
Nice start to your school year, Ann. ;-) We'll see what crazy thing I say today on our first day.
I'm still here. I know you were wondering. I'll get my act together at some point. I promise.
And to think that's probably not the worst that has been said in your classroom! I made many of my own mis-statements through the years as well.
My biggest blooper that I can recall is that in a lecture on the digestive system, I said "New Testament" instead of "small intestine." The class howled and so did I.
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