Special Day

We are in the "season" of "special days/events" so I was laying the next several out to the students...

Me: We have the 100th Day coming up, and we will celebrate the 101st day by dressing up like dalmatians, also, there is Groundhog Day and Valentine's Day.
Student: AND TACO TUESDAY!!

Age Limit

In conjunction with the previous post...

Girl Student: MAN! I wish I could go see the baby!! I really want a little sister, but my mom says no. She says she is too old!

It's a Dirty Job but Someone Has to do it!

Overheard...

A student's family friend had a baby recently and he went to visit the new baby.

Student: I went to see a baby!
Student A: Did you have to change a diaper?
Student: YES!
Student A: EWWW! Was it a poop?
Student: Yeah, but I love dirty jobs!

Spell Check

Let's say it all together with gusto... Spell Check IS MY FRIEND! (Proofreading is too!)

Several friends know I have this blog, so occasionally, I get submissions. I knew this one was good when a 5 months pregnant teacher came running down the hall to make sure I saw this...

Careful the Things You See

We wrote letters to soldiers for a "Random Acts of Kindness" project. The student brought up his letter with this drawing...

after gawking for a good minute, I asked him to describe what he drew, "A tank!" 

Oh silly me, it is a tank!

A Week of Change

They keep getting younger with all of their crazy talk. I picked up baby X from the babysitter and had this lively conversation with one of the other kids who is three and a half!

Me to Baby X: Are you a big kid or a baby?
Kid: I'm a big kid!
Me: Really. Aren't you 3?
Kid: Yes, but I'm going to be big next week.

let me know how that goes for you!

Facial Expressions

Student: Oh Mr. X, are you growing a beard? (I had a few days of stubble)
Me: No. I have just been lazy and haven't shaved.
Student: My dad has a goat beard.
Me: What?
Student (stroking chin): You know a goat beard!
Me: A goatee?
Student (eye roll): Yes!

3 Shades of Black

Student (who is African-American): Mr. X, you know we talked about Martin King Jr. (he means Martin Luther King, Jr.). 

Me: Yes.

Student: Why did black people have to be slaves? Like my daddy.

Me: Uhh. I'm pretty sure your dad wasn't a slave.

Student: Yes! He is black, I am brown and my mom is a little tan.

MIA

Clearly I have been MIA for a bit, but I am back! I have kept (and lost and found and lost again) some gems on scraps of paper. I will post the ones I re-found (several times).