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Thursday, 11 December 2008

  • conversations that make teaching worthwhile... =)

    child: My cousin, Neal, is coming home from jail today.
    me: Oh, that's nice.
    child: Me and my sister made him a welcome home sign. We're really excited. Neal's girlfriend is excited, too. She has a baby in her tummy. She's pregnant. But we can't tell Neal that she's pregnant because he doesn't know how the baby got in there.

    (insert awkward pause here...)

    child: Actually, I don't know how the baby got in there either. I guess someone planted a seed in her belly or something.

    (insert quick change of subject to avoid discussing the birds and the bees with a kindergartner!)

Saturday, 08 November 2008

  • Election Day Story

    I meant to post this story Tuesday, but alas, it's Saturday...

    Anyway, at school on Tuesday, I was telling my kids that it was a special day: election. day. I told them that in America, our leader is called a president. Here is the ensuing converstaion:

    me: Does anyone know who our president is right now?
    child 1: Barack Obama!
    me: Well he wants to be. Where did you hear about Barack Obama?
    child 1: I saw him on TV.
    me: Ok, what do you know about Barack Obama?
    child 1: He's black!
    me: (after pausing a moment to laugh) That's true, he is. And he's running for president. Does that mean he's actually running any where.
    child 2: No...he's walking for president!

    Kids are so funny. =)

Thursday, 23 October 2008

  • Craziness!

    I want to start keeping a log of everything that happened to me at school that I was not expecting. So far, these are the situations I have:

    -A new student arrives in class. The name on the paper work her mom has just filled out does not match the spelling on her birth certificate. The next day, I ask her mom how to spell her daughter's name. The mother responds, "I don't know, I'll look it up and tell you later." WHAT!? You don't know how to spell your own daughter's name?!

    -During a parent conference, a child's mom says "Yeah, my husband (the child's father) doesn't play with the kids and work with them. He's not like the guy I'm seeing in Jones Co. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not cheating on my husband. We've been together 12 or 13 years and that's just too long for people to be together." WHAT!? I mean, putting aside the crazy personal drama these people have, why in the world would you tell this to your child's teacher??

    I'm sure more bizarre things will come my way. I'll be sure to keep you posted   =)

Thursday, 31 July 2008

  • LOL!

    HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO TO MARRY? (written by kids) 

    You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming.
     
    -- Alan, age 10
     

    No person really decides before they grow up who they're going to marry. God decides it all way before, and you get to find out later who you're stuck with.
     
    -- Kristen, age 10
     

    WHAT IS THE RIGHT AGE TO GET MARRIED?
     
    Twenty-three is the best age because you know the person FOREVER by then.
     
    -- Camille, age 10
     

    HOW CAN A STRANGER TELL IF TWO PEOPLE ARE MARRIED?
     
    You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be yelling at the same kids.
     
    -- Derrick, age 8
     

    WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR MOM AND DAD HAVE IN COMMON?
     
    Both don't want any more kids.
     
    -- Lori, age 8
     
    WHAT DO MOST PEOPLE DO ON A DATE?
     
    Dates are for having fun, and people should use them to get to know each other. Even boys have something to say if you listen long enough.
     
    -- Lynnette, age 8
     (isn't she a treasure) 

    On the first date, they just tell each other lies and that Usually gets them interested enough to go for a second date.
     

    -- Martin, age 10
     

    WHAT WOULD YOU DO ON A FIRST DATE THAT WAS TURNING SOUR?
     
    I'd run home and play dead. The next day I would call all the newspapers and make sure they wrote about me in all the dead columns.
    -- Craig, age 9 

    WHEN IS IT OKAY TO KISS SOMEONE?
     
    When they're rich.
     
    -- Pam, age 7
     

    The law says you have to be eighteen, so I wouldn't want to mess with that.
     
    - - Curt, age 7
     

    The rule goes like this: If you kiss someone, then you should marry them and have kids with them. It's the right thing to do.
     
    -- Howard, age 8
     



    IS IT BETTER TO BE SINGLE OR MARRIED?
     
    It's better for girls to be single but not for boys. Boys need someone to clean up after them.
     
    -- Anita, age 9
     (bless you child) 

    HOW WOULD THE WORLD BE DIFFERENT IF PEOPLE DIDN'T GET MARRIED?
     
    There sure would be a lot of kids to explain, wouldn't there?
     
    -- Kelvin, age 8
     

    And the #1 Favorite is........
     
    HOW WOULD YOU MAKE A MARRIAGE WORK?
     
    Tell your wife that she looks pretty, even if she looks like a dump truck.
     
    -- Ricky, age 10
     

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    Hey! We're in the office looking at your Xanga. Amarylis was looking at all your photos: she says the kids dressed up like flowers are cute! The boys might could have used a different color flower, but who's to judge? Isn't pink in these days? Its the new black. Only a fantastic teacher would take t