Monday, November 15, 2010

Three Men Versus The World...of AP English 12

I find it odd, quite honestly, that I look around sixth period to only see one other male in the room. Yes, I do mean one, since I never see Kyle behind the row of girls. If I hear him speaking and I want to see him, I have to lean over my desk. Seriously, it takes a lot of effort.

No, but really, I do wonder about the odd proportion of males/females. I have never asked about the other class and how many guys fill their roster, but something tells me that the number of girls would still trump the number of guys, even if the two classes came together. Why? I have no idea. I do remember AP English generally having more females than males in it, but three guys? I don't know, it just seems way out of proportioned.

Now, hold on right there, young reader. I can predict what questions I will receive. "But Marc, why do you have a problem with a class having more girls in it than guys?" I have no problem with it whatsoever, actually. I guess I just find it weird when a question pertaining to males comes up in class, and everyone turns to either myself or the two other guys in the room.

Sometimes I just feel as though the room needs more testosterone. Maybe one day I'll come in wearing a baseball cap backwards, a ripped t-shirt, and a soda can. I know you're not supposed to have any drinks other than water in class, but I'm just that rebellious. It doesn't stop there, though. I would then smash the can on my forehead and toss it into the trash like a basketball player. Then, I would turn to whoever sits next to me and start trying to talk about monster trucks, football, and...well...you know, other manly stuff.

That's how normal guys usually act...right? Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's it.

(Um...I posted this Sunday, and now it says I posted it Monday because I edited a spelling error in it. So, if anyone gets confused on that, that's why it says Monday. No one will care, more likely than not, but I had to clarify for my own reassurance.)

1 comment:

  1. Dude (speaking in fluent man-speak), I totally feel where you're comin' from dawg...OK I'm gonna stop now, but seriously, I feel trapped (especially on the multiple choice game or anything with groups) when all the guys come together and form a protective, woman-free cocoon. I don't understand the constant separation between the sexes when it comes to AP English: We both cannot handle in-class writings, and we both have a weird fear/love of Serensky. PS I love your totally manly spelling edit...also monster trucks and ...skateboarding? Was that a manly way to end a comment?

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