Upgrading my wardrobe

Casual Friday, a special little gift, given to the common worker from those in a position of power. What an incredible perk it is to be able to wear denim to the workplace. The following event could have quite possibly ruined Casual Friday from now until my memories begin to fade of the events that transpired yesterday.

I was doing my best to make math relevant for my students in my Casualwear for Friday. I was teaching conditional statements. (Conditional statements take If-Then form, like If you are reading this blog, then you probably have something better you should be doing.) My angle of attack was to demonstrate how these types of statements are used in advertising. I broke students in to 6 'advertising firms' to come up with their own Conditional Statements to promote a company or product.

So, how does basic 9th grade logic and the glory of Casual Friday have anything to do with each other? The two seemingly unrelated items came crashing together. The 9th Grade ethos of being 'mean girls' and my not-so-slightly shrunken Casual Friday shirt intertwined in a cyclone of embarrassment and near tear shedding.

As my 6 'advertising firms' reported their conditional statements, it began innocent enough. I was entertained with such gems as; If you eat Skittles, then you will taste the rainbow. and If you use our cellulite cream, then you won't look like a sumo. My first mistake was participating in Casual Friday, and the second mistake was letting down my guard. My student looked me in the eye, took aim, and fired this conditional statement bullet in my direction: "If you shopped at Express instead of Baby Gap, then MAYBE you could find a shirt that actually fits."

Conclusion: Ouch. There is a new T-shirt available at Goodwill.