The sign on the door

For the last two and a half years, I've had a sign over my NELP room door that said: Magic Theater Entrance. Nobody ever asked me why. At the beginning of this term, I put a sign on the inside. This sign said:

Hold stick near center of its length.
Moisten pointed end in mouth.
Insert in tooth space, blunt end next to gum.
Use gentle in-and-out motion.

This got their attention. I told the students that for two extra points, they could tell me what the sign was and tell me why it was over the door. I then drew their attention to the forgotten sign outside, and said that for one point, they could tell me what it was a reference to.

They quickly solved the questions, discovering that the inside sign was a reference to British science fiction/comedy author Douglas Adams, and that the outside sign was a reference to The Steppenwolf by Herman Hesse. The outside sign was also an homage to great English teacher whose class I was privileged to attend in high school. He had a similar sign on his door.

However, now that the mystery has been solved I'm somewhat at a loss what to put there next.

Speaking of forgotten: nobody seems to remember that I have a mailbox outside my classroom. Maybe nobody trusts it because I often see students trying to pick the lock. I'm going to have to get rid of the combination lock and put up a keylock. That'll fix 'em.

Date: 2008⁄11⁄20 09:08｜Permalink｜Author：nelp

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