Student Quote #21

For the past four months, I've sported either scruff or a short beard. Today, I came in freshly shaved....

Student: "Mr. Vest, you look different."
Mr. Vest: "I shaved."
Student: "I don't like it. Your face looks weird."
Mr. Vest: "Your face looks weird."
Student: "I don't think you can say that to a kid."
Mr. Vest: "I don't think you can say that to an adult."
Student: (beat) "Your face looks weird."

Later....

Another Student: "I like your face today."
Mr. Vest: "Really? I'm not digging it."
Another Student: "No, no. You should dig it. You look like a superhero."
Mr. Vest: "Which one?'
Another Student: "Well, little bit of Batman and little bit of Clark Kent."
Mr. Vest: "Oh? Why?"
Another Student: "One part tough, the other part smooth."
Mr. Vest: "I think you are my favorite student today."