There are times when I’m teaching that I say the same prayer that Dilbert is offering up here. I can work on and hone each and every anaology or example or reference to make sure that they will truly drive my point home but once the words leave my mouth they become public domain for anyone to jump off into the deep end of teenage fascination and discussion.

Sometimes it is maddeningly frustrating.

Mostly though I just try and gather up all the conversations and smile knowing that I was once where they were. Last week.