That's what she said

Dear Micheal Scott,

Your office is charming, your employees make me feel better about myself, and I find most of your humor amusing (in a very twisted sort of way). But I have a bone to pick with you.

Your infamous "That's what she said" line has worked its way into my students' vocabulary and now it rolls off their tongues like water rolls off waxed bald heads.

Ordinarily this would not bother me. Ordinarily it is funny. Ordinarily I hear it maybe once or twice a week, at seemingly appropriate times. "Ordinary", however, is not exactly the word that comes to mind when I think of my students.

Just try sympathizing with me for a minute. Picture yourself demonstrating how to construct things out of clay, using phrases like, "pinch it between your fingers and thumb", "grip it until it has consistent thickness", "it will be wet and sticky at first", and "just keep working with it until it does what you want it to".

Now imagine a room full of puberty-stricken high school students. You guessed it: "That's what she said", followed by much snickering, is prevelant, to say the least.

I'd like insert here that I was a very naive person prior to teaching high school. If it weren't for your classy little remark, I would have stayed oblivious to my "perverted" teaching tactics. So for that I guess I am grateful. That's where the appreciation stops, though, so don't get a big head..........hey I heard that.

Sincerely,

an embarrassed fan and frazzled teacher

*Disclaimer: I do punish my students for saying this, just for the record. Call me mean, but they'll thank me someday.