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#3534

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Sept. 9, 2011, 8:11 p.m.

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// Stein walks into Functions Stein: My car smells like squid!

#3529

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Sept. 8, 2011, 6:35 p.m.

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Rose: We're gonna transform the crap out of this little checkmark function.

#3494

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Aug. 31, 2011, 6:29 p.m.

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//In Functions, Mr. Rose is talking about how it's unnecessary to exclude the same number twice. Mr. Rose: If 3 doesn't work in the first equation, then you don't have to list it in your result. You kind of take it for granted. It's like you walk into a store without your clothes and then say, "How should I know I have to wear clothes?!" You take these things for granted.

#2914

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Feb. 10, 2011, 8:45 p.m.

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//Mr. Rose's student aide walks into the geometry classrooom Student Aide: I graded these papers, and there were a lot of 7's and 6's. Rose: Okay good, these kids need to learn a lesson. Geometry Kid 1: Those are for Functions right? Geometry Kid 2: Yes Geometry Kid 1: Okay, good. //a little later Rose: Oh, let's see what George got (looks)...okay, good.

this was presumably because George got a bad grade

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#1997

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June 10, 2010, 5:46 p.m.

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//Talking about how he hasn't related the two definitions of conic sections yet (cone model, two focus), the class is extremely tired. Rose: So, I come here, teach you a definition for conic sections...then my evil twin comes in here and teaches you a COMPLETELY NEW DEFINITION...Don't you have a problem with that?! Class: ...No.

#1992

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June 10, 2010, 5:32 p.m.

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//Rose trying to do an inequality proof by induction Rose: Don't tell me what to do, Loomis. Don't rub it in, let me do it myself!

This after "Don't pull a Loomis" had been a common phrase the semester before. Math changes people.

functions, rose, freshmen, loomis

#1990

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June 9, 2010, 10:14 p.m.

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Mr. Rose: Alright functions, I finished making your final. There are a LOT of questions on it; it's incredibly huge. I'm not even sure you'll finish. Class: Mr. Rose, why don't you just take some questions off of it? Mr. Rose: No, that's crazy. I'll just make you guys start the final the day before.

#1988

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June 9, 2010, 10:05 p.m.

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//Mr. Rose made a Geometer's Sketchpad program where people, or rather points A-L, in a race start at one foci of an ellipse. They must touch a point on the ellipse and then the other foci. The first one to touch the other foci wins. Mr. Rose: Oh look A's so gonna win--oh no, maybe D-, no wait, B is DEFINITELY gonna, wait, where did J come from, or even C, oh D's making a comeback and it's gonna wi--oh wait, no, they all tied. Mr. Rose: Let's try this again.

#1987

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June 9, 2010, 10:01 p.m.

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Mr. Rose: Well basically, I got my job because of this program. Mr. Walstein loves talking about the importance of directrices in conics. So when I showed him the several Geometer's Sketchpad program of directrices and conics that I had conveniently made before, he didn't yell at me.

#1841

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April 28, 2010, 6:12 p.m.

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(Functions is having a class, a student comes in while fxn students watch) Student: Hi, Mr. Rose, um...I spent a lot of time and got all of the hw done, but.. Rose: You left it at home? Student: Yeah. Can I please turn it in tomorrow? Rose: Yeah, but... man, I'm starving! *points to backpack* What've you got in there, a granola bar or something? Student: umm.... *takes out crackers* Rose: No. Student: *takes out banana* Rose: Hm, well you can open the banana? I mean, I don't want to take all of it... Student: um... *splits banana with Mr.Rose, then leaves* Functions Class: o_O