Dear Students:

Let's say you're walking to school. And then let's say that while you're walking to school, you change your mind about walking forward in one cross walk and at the last second you turn and head into the other crosswalk. And then let's say that there is a car there, already turning.

And it runs over your foot.

Then let's say that the driver of the car realizes she's run over something and then she backs the car up.

And runs over your foot again.

In the event that this happens to you, you should not go to school that day. You should go directly to the hospital. But you SHOULD NOT WALK (or hop) to the hospital.

And then when you're done at the hospital, you should not, under any circumstance, go to class. Especially not my class. Because maybe a physics professor would tell you to go to class, but I'll tell you that you should go home and take a pain pill.

Just in case that ever happens.

From a student paper...

"Einstein's novel, the world as I see it ... lacks an overall plot... There are no characters... [but] before reading this novel, I wasn't aware that Einstein had as many controversial and dynamic thoughts..."

you mean... like the thought that NOT ALL BOOKS ARE NOVELS?!!

Counseling with my conscience, I pondered the thought of victory.

that was a line from a student paper I just graded.

muster all of your creative juice and write me the best next line EVER!!

If you want to guess what grade I gave the paper that birthed that fascinating line, you can do that, too. ;-)

One of BYU's kinda warped traditions

is to get engaged at the end of the semester.

so far, I think I have five engaged students. I would have had six, but one of them said no.

Here's a picture of one proposal scene (he sent me a copy; still not quite sure why):



(ps: most of my students are 18, remember. friggin *18.*)