Every year, around Regents time, I offer my students the chance to put their money where their mouth is. It is called The Wager.

You can see all the students that have taken on The Wager in my classroom. There is a wall dedicated to these students who have bet me and then stopped by to take their picture the following year. Scroll down if you would like to see a run down of ALL students that have bet me since 1998

It all started back in my first year at Colonie in one of my tenth grade Chemistry classes. It was around June 1st and my kids were feeling pretty confident about their upcoming Chemistry exam. A student by the name of Ryan Connelly-Carr wanted to bet me on his score. At first I declined, I didn't want to put pressure on a student come test time, but after a few more students pleaded to bet, I caved in. So THE WAGER was born. CLICK HERE to take a look at Ryan's actual Wager. Oh, Ryan was also my first LOSER! As his picture shows, he had to buy me breakfast on the first day of school.

In my ten years at Colonie High, I have taken 188 Wagers from students. My record is 12-28*-148*...12 WINS-28-LOSSES-148 TIES (PUSHES). Most of my losses (which means the kids did a great job!) resulted in kids getting a sundae, McDonald's meal deal, or breakfast the first day of school the following year. The prizes for kids that get a 100 are fun...I have had many quality prizes on the line, such as taking students golfing, pitching batting practice to them, buying them dinner at the Olive Garden, or getting them Great Escape tickets. On the other side of the coin, there has not been one student that bet me that failed...this would result in them washing my car!