That Friggin’ Math

It appears that now teachers need to worry about students secretly recording them in class and releasing the results on the internet. We wish WE had a student like that – we have been trying to record and podcast our classes for months. Our latest plan was sidetracked when our new round Prizmic microphone accidentally got put through the washing machine, It’s all dried out now, but we can’t test whether it still works because we can’t put our hands on the little white adapter that plugs it into our iPod. We know it’s around somewhere. But we remain undeterred.

A sample of a math teacher swearing at his class
to a techno beat has become a surprise hit on Belgian radio.

One of Professor Yves De Racker’s students at Karel de Grote High School
in Antwerp recorded him cursing and another student created the dance mix.

The students emailed the track to friends and one of them emailed it on
to the VRT youth radio station who played it on air, reports Het Nieuwsblad.

Radio presenter Peter Van de Veire dubbed it the
Racker Song and said it
got more reactions than a U2 gig.

He said: "We were amazed by the huge response of the listeners who
thought they recognised their former teacher in the Racker Song."

Vice dean Anne Goffin said the school could not condone Prof De Racker’s
language in class.

However, she added: "They are all big boys and sometimes it is not
easy to attract their attention. Every teacher has his own way of teaching
and Prof De Racker has been in the army for a long time."

from Ananova

Swearing like a syphalitic sailor – what a concept. Another useful addition to our teaching bag of tricks.
Of course, coming across a story like this, combining teaching and swearing,
we
had to
find the
original.
So
here
it is. Actually, this may be a remix, as it is singularly unimpressive,
both musically and in terms of obscenity (although we soeak no Belgian).
When a real master starts swearing, it doesn’t matter if he or she is
speaking
Swahili,
you KNOW
you’re hearing swear words. If anone has a better example of musical
swearing, please post.