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**Title:** Unconventional Teachers: Personal Anecdotes
**Summary:**
The author shares humorous, personal stories about four unique teachers they encountered in school:
1. **The Self-Absorbed Teacher**: Frequently boasted about her beauty, didn't teach effectively, and had a biased grading system.
2. **The Out-of-Touch Teacher**: Seemed disconnected from students, had a classroom that often smelled of weed (which she bizarrely reported to security), and prioritized obscure topics over relevant ones.
3. **The Jokester Teacher (Mr. Odd)**: Loved telling corny jokes and puns, which initially fell flat with students, but ultimately won some over with his playful nature.
4. **The Unorthodox Grader**: Had inconsistent grading standards, assigned forgotten presentations, and promoted spiritual discussions, including handing out Jesus brochures, while also allowing unconventional means to pass exams.
**Overall Theme:** The author pokes fun at the quirks of these teachers while acknowledging that, despite their unorthodox methods, not all of them were ineffective educators.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text, keeping each fact a short sentence, numbered, and excluding opinions:
**Teacher 1 (The Self-Absorbed Teacher)**
1. The narrator had a teacher who frequently mentioned her own beauty to the class.
2. This teacher would often talk about how her physical appearance helped her in life.
3. She didn't focus much on teaching English to the students.
4. The teacher would deduct points if students guessed her age above 25.
5. She once gave $5 to a student she disliked to leave the classroom and buy cigarettes.
**Teacher 2 (The Out-of-Touch Teacher)**
6. During a heavy snow day, with only two students present, this teacher still conducted a regular lesson.
7. The school remained open despite the severe weather conditions.
8. The teacher was unaware of the strong smell of weed in her classroom, despite it being a recurring issue.
9. She called security to investigate the smell, suspecting a student.
**Teacher 3 (The Jokester Teacher, Mr. Odd)**
10. Mr. Odd was a math teacher known for making jokes, despite receiving mostly blank stares from students.
11. He was approximately 70 years old.
12. Students would occasionally laugh along with his jokes out of sympathy.
13. One student told him to stop joking, but the class defended his behavior.
**Teacher 4 (The Unconventional Grader)**
14. This teacher had unorthodox grading standards, sometimes forgetting assignments.
15. Students who worked hard on presentations might need to remind her about them.
16. She would cut off presentations after 30 seconds but still give out A+ grades.
17. Her midterm exams didn't cover material she taught, leading to mixed results.
18. She offered extra credit (10 points) for writing an essay on Jehovah's Witnesses.
19. She was very spiritual, often discussing Jesus in class and distributing Jesus brochures.
20. During the final exam, she allowed students to use their phones, possibly to maintain a good class average.