Diamond in the rough

So the other day I gave all of my students a pre-test.  They say disequillibrium is a good first stage in learning...I sure hope so, because there was some serious panic as they looked at the paper in front of them and realized--they didn't really have a clue.

For me; however, I gotta say that I loved correcting their papers (I'm sure that won't take long to wear off).  Little smiley faces, distressed question marks, and a few surprise gems.  One of the questions asked what the composer wanted you to do when you saw a certain marking in the music.  Here are some of the responses:

Run into taco Bell

How should I know?

Go fast with a candy bar I don't know

obey

See what I mean? Gems.