Captain Africa

From an eighth grade personal narrative:

"Being Captain Africa is more than just raising your fist and yelling, 'Black Power!' in the hallways. It is also standing up for every person's rights, no matter what color their skin."


This narrative received a failing grade.

Student Highlight: Q

Normally, sixth grade students are given a few months in their elective classes. However, Q managed to be removed from music class in less than a month with remarkable ease. Some highlights that led to that debacle follow:

Mr. F: "Q, you need to sit down"

Q: "[Get] The f--- outta heah"

Mr. F: "Q, you can either sit down or go to the suspension room"

Q: "Nah nah nah" ("no no no")

Mr. F "Q, now you need to leave. Should I get security to take you?"

Q: "F--- you"


And scene.


A month or two later, Q was in a class that I was covering for a colleague. After just 45 minutes, Q managed to get himself suspended out of school for several weeks. Here's why:

"Mrs. F! You like boys! You like boys!"

"You gay Mr. F, you gay"

After uttering these nifty phrases, Q then shut the lights off, kicked a chair over, writhed on the floor, and screamed like a baby. Twice.

The new classics

It is difficult to keep up with all of the things the youngsters say these days, so here is an addendum to my original list:


"Mista, why you comin' mad hard?" (Why are you being so directive and firm with your
tone of voice?)


"You beastin' mista" (One of the many ways to say "You trippin")


"You fienden' mista" (Ditto)


"Why you actin' srurd?" (Ditto)


"Oh no son, you wilin'" (Ditto)


The only explanation that I can offer...I have many students that feel offended frequently...