This Will Blow You Away!

I know I have not been posting much recently...but I have to share this with someone...

...For those of you who may not know, I am currently working on my Masters in Teaching...and while I am finishing up, I am currently a Teacher's Aid (fancy word for study hall teacher) and football coach in the Parkway School District in St. Louis...

...My students have to sign in and out at my desk when they go different places...ie. to see a teacher, go to the library...a couple of them ask me sometimes "what time is it?" - even though there is a hand clock/wall clock - whatever you want to call it - hanging on the wall...I honestly thought they always asked me because they were too lazy to look up at the clock...until...

..."Coach Pietsch, what time do we get out of this class?" - looking at the student in disbelief, I said "how long have we been in school - what two months? - and you still do not know what time this hour ends?"..."10:40am," I said probably in a very sarcastic way..."aren't you so smart" the student replied back...(make sure you are sitting down for this upcoming part)..."I just know we get out of here when the big hand is on the eight." - mind you, this is a freshman in high school...

...Situation #2...just happened today...Different student approaches me at my desk asking to go to her locker...as she is signing out she says "Coach Pietsch, what time is it?"...I go to cover up the clock on my computer because that is where some of the kids look to see what time it is...and I ask her "what time does the clock on the wall say?" - and she basically said, "I don't know coach..." - I had to tell her what time it was...-again, this was a freshman...IN HIGH SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!