Ken tells of a student who drew vaginas on his standardized test booklet:
…one of the students used his test book to draw an extremely large image of female genitalia.
Then, he was all work, all business; like he needed to draw a really big vagina before he could settle down to the task of testing.
I’m impressed. Vaginas are more difficult to draw than penises. I get those on my tardy book about once a month.
Odd, really, because if The Scribbler doesn’t like my tardy policy ~where can he stick his attitude concerning my tardy policy?~ he could talk to me about it. But what is going on in The Scribbler’s head, thinking that drawing a penis is an effective, or even interesting, protest? ~i am assuming it’s a guy. 80% of my late comers are guys, and why would a girl draw a penis?~
I once had a student draw me with my hair on fire, clutching a book, wearing a T-shirt saying “Read or Die.” I had a gun in the other hand. He signed his name.
The penis scribble isn’t worth my attention.
So, class, the lesson today is that nobody is impressed with the drawings of genitals. We teachers already knew that boys have a penis, and ~perhaps more shockingly~ we also knew that lots and lots of boys like vaginas. Lots and lots.
Let’s move on, okay?
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Hey? Could you send me a copy of the drawing? I haven’t seen on in a while. *blinks* The penis that is. *grins*
Kids .. they draw the darnedest things. Too funny. *hugs* (This is WHY *you* are such a good teacher!)
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I had a friend who drew a very detailed flip book in class.
It was of a large penis and scrotum that gradually turned into a man and walked off the page.
I can only imagine what the teacher thought about THAT little find!
I love this blog…
I show up by way of Twitter thinking I’m going to see some cool drawings and end up getting to read some funny anecdotes.
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I have to say, I am a little impressed by the vagina drawing, mainly because of its complexity, whereas a penis is a little easier to draw. Nonetheless, I agree: genital drawings are so overrated …
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Let’s not outsmart the drill here, people. A vagina is really nothing more than a closed set of parentheses…an open set if you’re daring.
@adena: chuckle, chuckle indeed.
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Haha, well it really depends on how detailed the drawing is. I think we definitely see more phallic symbols than vaginas, thus creating a misrepresentation of the population of vaginas all across detention slips and classroom desks. It’s disproportionate, and really a culmination of a male-dominated society in which drawing the penis is a source of pride whereas drawing a vagina is looked at as nothing more than a simple set of parentheses …
OK, I’m just fuckin’ around. Continue on, people.
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The miracle to them is that we’ve *ever* seen one.
I probably wouldn’t flip the flip book. I don’t want to know.
Ken, I still contend it’s harder to be realistic with the vagina than the penis. tee hee
Do students draw dicks on male teachers’ things?
Taylor: “Do students draw dicks on male teachers’ things?”
Ken: “Um…I’d never let any student draw anything on my thing.”
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tee hee hee hee hee….
OK what more is there to say?
Middle schoolers have NO idea how to draw either. They are still having fun writing “SHIT” on a desk.
I cannot even imagine teaching middle school.