Just for the record...

Things I've heard said about the kids:

"I walked into a ninth grade classroom and one of the teachers was teaching them trochees and spondees. I knew there was a problem then. I wouldn't teach trochees and spondees in my college class." -AP

When I mentioned the fact that the novel I'm planning to teach was "dystopian," my AP said "don't use that word with them."

it's great that we have such a realistic view of the little darkies' intelligence (yes, that was said IRONICALLY, don't sue me for racism)