His mother, Jeannette, taught math in an all-black high school in
Washington, D.C. She quit after the administration told her to stop
straying from the rigid curriculum, wherein there were no real
practical applications for students, many of whom were not going to
college.
I do have certain feelings. My feeling is that whoever is in charge, I
want him out. [on why he will not campaign for political candidates,
quoted in The Boston Globe, Aug. 1, 2004]
Trademarks
Incensed, sarcastic delivery of jokes, which usually focus on less-than-rational ideas and behavior of people.
