Teachers

Student: Isn’t all truth metaphysical by this standard?
Law professor: Are you stoned?

UC Hastings
San Francisco, California

Overheard by: Loving this

Professor: … But then he said that maybe drag isn’t a great idea before you’re tenured.

Hartford, Connecticut

Overheard by: Claire

Literature teacher: So what the Europeans did was take the description of Jesus from the texts and made their images of him Caucasian so as to be more relatable to those they were teaching to.
Girl of questionable literacy: European Jesus was hot.

Delta Secondary School
Ladner, British Columbia
Canadia

Best Shakespeare professor ever: I love metaphors. Metaphors be with you!

College of St. Rose
Albany, New York

Overheard by: Erin

Student: Hey, sir, did you hear about James?
Teacher: No.
Student: He’s got fifteen people living in his head. Want to join them?
Teacher: No, not a chance.

Bristol, Vermont

Overheard by: Misaki

Professor, about English grammar: Sorry, I lost my train of thought. I was thinking of Samuel L. Jackson.

http://www.overheardatmcgill.com/archives/2008/11/05/i‑can-dig-it/

Overheard by: ed216

Teacher: So, you have two teams. Let’s make a team name. Like…the red team and the green team, or the lion team and the tiger team. What’s your team name?
Ten‐year‐old boy: Obama team. (team members nod)
Teacher: Uh, okay. (to other team) So, are you guys the McCain team?
Ten‐year‐old girl: No! (whispered consultation with team members) Blue team.

English School
Gifu
Japan

Stodgy, old‐fashioned professor: It’s your birthday? I didn’t know, you must not have put it on Facebook.

St. John’s
Newfoundland
Canadia

Overheard by: Mel

Male professor, in a very girly voice: Aaaahhh! I’m being trampled by sea horses.

UMass
Amherst, Massachusetts

Instructor to student, during class debate: You look like you’re deep in thought there. Anything you want to share with us?
Student: Dude, I was just thinking about hot dogs.

College class
Farmington, Connecticut

Overheard by: Student