Explanations

[stoutfellow]

A couple of students came to my office hours today, with last-minute questions for today's quiz. I gave them the help they wanted, and they went away. A few minutes later another student came in, and asked if I was OK; she'd talked to two other students - presumably the pair I'd just met with - and they thought maybe I was having a stroke. I explained Bell's palsy to her, and she was properly sympathetic. Before giving the quiz, I gave the scoop to the entire class, so as to discourage further rumors. "For the next few weeks, I'm going to be talking funny..."

I think I'm going to try to maximize writing on the board and minimize talking for the next while. It's nice to know that they're concerned, I suppose.