Tales from the Teachers' Lounge
I swear getting to hear the things that come out of kids' mouths is one of the best perks of my job!
A student reading an oral reading passage (for a test):
"The octo-pussys....."
Instead of octopuses, this is how she pronounced this word. I'm sorry, I have no idea what she said after that....would you remember?!
A different student reading aloud with his book club:
"Given the circumcision, she decided to....."
And again, I have no idea what he said after that because he said circumcision instead of circumstances!
While reading The Hunger Games:
"This is the first book I've ever liked that doesn't have pictures!"
(what really made me smile was the element of surprise in his voice)
Apparently this day I looked like a Mr.:
"Mr. I mean Miss."
Me: "Why does everyone keep calling me Mr. today?!" (second time - 2 different classes)
"Well, you have jeans on today and you normally wear skirts."
I figured this one out before they did...
"I think there are fun ways to learn, but I think we learn the hard way."
Remember that post where I shared I had a rough day?
While looking through a thesaurus (I hope not for the first time!)
"I love these words!! They're so powerful!"
In an effort to take some credit, we were working on figurative language - score!
Discussing the upcoming half day of school:
"I'm coming with my hair down cuz I'm going back to sleep after."
(...said the boy with spiky gel hair)
bahahahaha "the first book i ever liked without pictures" cracks me up - i had a kid say that once to me when i was teaching. whatever works, right?
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