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[gsxr750r]

This is gross, but today a student ripped a huge fart in my uni class. That kind of earth-shaker doesn't just squeak out on its own.

It reminded me of bad smells in the classroom. I remember teaching at the girls high school before, and some rooms really smelled like stinky sweat after PE class. Worse were the smells from the girls who were smelling from certain monthly occurences. Sometimes, I swear they all had the same cycle at once. I'll leave it at that.

[riley]

I still remember the adult student who farted so badly that I had thought the toilets backed up.

I had a kid crap her shorts and leave them in the bathroom of the hagwon. It was during the winter special classes, so I had no idea why the kid felt so bad until later. I thought the smell had come from me because I was in such a hurry that I hadn't taken a shower and was smelling ripe. Like I said, I was tired. All I knew was that the kid felt sad, so I tried to be extra nice. Inadverdently, that was probably what she wanted most.

[pkang0202]

One time I was walking down the hallway. All these little 2nd and 3rd grader gathered around me like bees. Anyways, I went to pick one of them up and ripped one. Not a loud one. It was a silent but deadly. The tallest of these little kids only come up to my waist. The unlucky few standing right behind me got the full blast.

Since it was silent, no one knew where it came from. Then all of a sudden the little kids were blaming the smell on each other, pointing and yelling "Bang-gu!" while holding their noses.

I ran away. I think the fat kid got the blame for crop dust.

[rothkowitz]

[tiger fancini]

[rothkowitz]

I used to have my own office which the Hanja teacher insisted on sharing in the morning.There was no reason for him to be there-had a desk in the staff room-but he came in 1 afternoon after a nasty one and had to walk past me to get to his desk.

I wish the earth could have swallowed me up when he stopped and paused like-uh oh,brain stem is sending a signal.............

But I got rid of him,which for me served the greater good.

[rothkowitz]

[iain77]

this thread reminds me of a kid i used to teach. he was very small for his age (5 yrs, korean age) and very hyperactive. he did well on his work, so i got him to give me a high five. he sat down and i checked the next kid's work. at the same time i noticed a vile stench, i noticed the kid was crying. he had shit his pants when he gave me a high five. attaboy!

[I-am-me]

What do you expect? These kids dont take showers in the mornings, they go to PE class , then they play outside before coming to class. They stink to high heaven!! I always use an air freshner before class starts,,during class and after class. And some wear the same clothes for a week or more. That refresh stuff doesnt work.

[yingwenlaoshi]

I can't believe some of you fart inside. Everyone adult knows that you go to an open area to fart.

What's that one of you said? Farting because your by yourself in a teacher or computer room? What are you? A nerd?

[BS.Dos.]

[jaderedux]

Before Air Con was installed in our schools and I ignore them when they say turn them off in the afternoon. Makes sense eh? And I use the fans.

My room is usually cool and dry but dear gawd 40 sweaty boys after gym class, after playing outside after lunch ....Oh dear gawd I swear you can see the funk.

Also, many student do what I call the "girl dog bath" every day and then go to sauna on weekends for full on scrape all the dirt off. I love Mondays all fresh faced and scrubbed. Friday is a fight sometimes between walking around with a can of Glade Air Freshener or wearing a mask.

Air con has cured a lot of it. But I have to battle to keep fans on I try to explain we can keep the air con on a higher temp (about 75 degrees) if we use the fans to circulate the air.

Very difficult concept but they mostly they leave me alone and hope they don't find me dead with the air con and the fans going with the windows shut. Although I do see Korean teachers now and again opeing windows just a bit near the the AC to ward off instant death. Ya gotta love em!

And I clean my air filters every Friday. Which FREAKS them out. Not to mention I DO NOT EVER let a student touch anything that involves electricity. I tell them this is my classroom. If you want to tear vents off and stick gum on an Air Con unit, do it at home cuz in my class no one touches it but me. I am one of the few classrooms with Air Con unit that still is in one piece and clean.

Jade

[rothkowitz]

My teachers room,with heating and sun streaming in,is,according to the thermometer,a pretty constant 27 degrees.

Have asked all and sundry when they're gonna turn the heating off.They just laugh and shrug.Then the cleaning students come round with their grey mop.Makes me gag.Makes it even worse.

Even have a student that broke her ankle......cos she slipped on spit.

No wonder they can't stamp out TB.

Ok,rant over.

[pest2]

ever since one of my schools required me to stay for school lunch -- lunch that always makes me fart -- I make it a point to fart in class in front of coteacher and students after lunch.

[nobbyken]