In the clip, Evans taught her class about honorifics, like how “Dr.” means “doctor” and “Mrs.” refers to a
married woman. Evans also explained that she went by “Ms.” because the title is for women who are either
married or unmarried.
Then, a boy student interrupted her and
asked, “Why you not a Mrs.?”
“You know I’m not married,” Evans
responded.
The class broke out into slightly judgmental “oohs and aahs” like the audience of a talk show would. The teacher looked stunned, if not a little amused, by her student’s commentary.
“Why you had to do her like that?” a girl student
asked. “You know her
situation.“
Another boy told
the girl, “And you will never be one, [a Mrs.].”
The girl swiftly
replied, “OK, see, first of all, I’m not even gonna check you right now because I know Ms. Evans gonna make us read a
book. So you might want to check yourself, sir!”
Evans had a sense of humor about the whole exchange, saying that her
students “stay coming for me.”