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Pop Quiz, Hotshot:

April 17th, 2008 by Dan Meyer

In what two ways will your male teenage students spend their free time and disposable cash this weekend?
How much does it matter if you don't know?

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20 Responses to “Pop Quiz, Hotshot:”

on 17 Apr 2008 at 11:47 am1 Mr. K.

It’s a bit early for either GTA IV or Ironman, I think.

The other guess involves 4/20.

If it’s the latter, my guess is that it’s better if I don’t know.
on 17 Apr 2008 at 1:02 pm2 Ryan McRae

4/20
Beer.
Poker.

I live with college students (still teenagers) so I knew this one. Dan, you know where to send my prize.
on 17 Apr 2008 at 2:38 pm3 dan

Oh snap. I don’t even know this one. Gonna repost this May 2. Crud.
on 17 Apr 2008 at 3:49 pm4 JackieB

I made the mistake of asking for a the value of the sine of 420 degrees a while ago. Needless to say, quite a few students were distracted by the thought of 4/20. I said I wasn’t looking forward to that day. One of my students told me not to worry, it falls on a Sunday this year. This was in February.
on 17 Apr 2008 at 3:58 pm5 Sarah

Male AND female.

They keep trying to put a countdown on my board…
on 17 Apr 2008 at 4:04 pm6 Magistra

My “favorite” 4/20 distractors: Hitler and Columbine. Of course, Hitler is more effective since Columbine happened in 1st grade for my students.
on 17 Apr 2008 at 4:39 pm7 Benjamin Baxter

I had a sophomore ask me if I was going to 4/20 it this weekend. Here, and I didn’t know what 4/20 was until college.

That might just speak to my own obliviousness.
on 17 Apr 2008 at 4:53 pm8 dan

This is, like, my dumbest post ever. My mind was far from 4/20 and more on the double release of Grand Theft Auto IV and Iron Man, which will keep your teenage boys out of the sunlight all. freaking. weekend.

Just not this weekend. Mr. K wins. I lose.
on 17 Apr 2008 at 5:20 pm9 J.D. Williams

Funyuns.

But hopefully GTA or Iron Man.
on 17 Apr 2008 at 5:33 pm10 dan

So dumb. So so dumb. Can’t bring myself to delete the post and bury my shame, though.
on 17 Apr 2008 at 5:45 pm11 Mr. K

bury my shame

Dude – we need *some* way to know that you’re human…
on 17 Apr 2008 at 6:28 pm12 JackieB

Bury your shame? Heck, I love the fact that it didn’t occur to you. Let’s me know there’s hope.
on 17 Apr 2008 at 6:29 pm13 JackieB

Crud. Forgot the stupid close tag after “love”. Oh well.

See, we all make mistakes. Yeah, I meant to do that…
on 17 Apr 2008 at 7:21 pm14 Sarah

I had a student ask if you were high when you made graphing stories. Flatly denied. Your shame reassures me.
on 17 Apr 2008 at 9:42 pm15 Angus

Who’s dumb? I had to Google 4/20 to figure out what everyone was talking about!
on 18 Apr 2008 at 6:48 am16 Dina

We’re on Spring Break. I’m assuming all of my students are on their private yachts in the Carribean, as I am. No *chance*of getting high out there. Ha!
on 18 Apr 2008 at 6:53 am17 Dave

For #1, The politically correct answer: Having age appropriate enjoyment in various leisure activites that all teenagers like.

#2 I probably know what there doing, but don’t want to know!
on 18 Apr 2008 at 10:56 am18 TheInfamousJ

I actually asked my students this and got the following responses from males and females alike:

1. School Talent Show — Most are planning on attending or being in it.

2. Watching some television show about Vampires. It is the latest fad at the school.

3. Going to the mall on 4/20 to see other folks high.

4. Had quite the debate about Ironman’s opening date but I don’t think it is opening this weekend.
on 19 Apr 2008 at 10:05 am19 Arthus Erea

Hell, I’m a male teenage student and I had to Google 4/20 to find out what it was…
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