Student... Teacher... Nobody knows!

Then- 2005

Now- 2010

I have gotten my fair share of questions and looks from teachers in the hallways. They may ask for a pass, ask where my ID is, tell me to take my sunglasses off, or just tell me that they thought I was a student but I have never had 3 of these incidences in 1 week.

1. Last Friday I was feeling a little sick so I went to the nurse's office to get some throat spray. When I walked in she said, "Where is your pass from your teacher?" I said," Nurse Brast, I didn't think I needed to write myself one!" She apologized and gave me throat spray!

2. That same Friday I went to the football game with my mom and my sister who was in from New Orleans. I let them use my season tickets because I can get in for free. The lady at the gate wasn't the usual one and she told me to go down to the student gate to get into the game. I had to really work hard to convince her I was a teacher/coach.

3. On Friday, September 9th, at the start of 6th period, I walked across the hall to ask the teacher a question. This is my conversation with one of her students:

Student: Why are you disrupting our class? (very rude tone)
Me: Excuse me?!
Student: Why are you coming in and asking her a question while she's trying to teach us?
Me: Excuse me?!
Student: Why don't you leave?
Me: Do you want to keep going?
Student: Yeah, where are we going?
Me: What's your name and ID number?
Student: (Eyes got huge) You're a teacher?

That's when I walked out. Apparently he was really scared I was going to write him up for talking back and giving attitude to a teacher. He came to my class a couple of minutes later to apologize. He thought I was a senior. Everyone in the class thought I was a student still. Sucks for them that I'll be their English teacher next year!