The awkward silence trick
You know when you were a student, and no-one had done the work, so you'd sit in class, and wait for someone to speak, and the silence would drag oooon and ooooon and it would get so tense that you would say anything at all just to break it?

Yeah, your teachers are doing it on purpose.
(Sivvus trolley collision in the fruit aisle led to a jam, Thu 7 Feb 2013, 19:09, 6 replies)

Yep!
We sure were!
( The Lone Groover has mal des nuts., Thu 7 Feb 2013, 20:02, closed)

Hahaha, see, I've only been teaching a year
One of my mentors told me the secret of the awkward silence like it was the meaning of life.
"This can't really work," I thought.
Then I tried it. Isn't it hysterical?! XD
(Sivvus trolley collision in the fruit aisle led to a jam, Thu 7 Feb 2013, 20:09, closed)

Ah but at least half the teachers
have a pet issue like Uncle Toby Shandy's hobby horse that they are eager to expand upon at great length. When your students discover your's those awkward silences won't be so easy.
(the other guy not the one that gave you coochie warts, Thu 7 Feb 2013, 22:03, closed)

They'd still have to break the silence to get me to answer them
;-)
(Sivvus trolley collision in the fruit aisle led to a jam, Thu 7 Feb 2013, 23:29, closed)

You're both terrible people :(

( Major Turd for tonight only, Fri 8 Feb 2013, 12:27, closed)

Why thank you! ^_^

(Sivvus trolley collision in the fruit aisle led to a jam, Sun 10 Feb 2013, 0:10, closed)