Kids Say the Darndest Things!

So throughout my years teaching in the Bronx, I'd often think to myself, "Julia, you really should be writing down the things these kids say.  Someday, you'll lose your mind, and you won't remember the funny things they said."  Well, I didn't write anything down and I don't remember the things they said.  (Whether or not I've lost my mind, you can decide for yourself).  What I've learned though, is that I should listen to my own advice.  I should write things down.  

My goal is for this page to be a place where I (for real, this time) write down the funny things that kids say.  I'll add more quotes as I get them, so check back often (or not).

~"Teacher!  You should go to Guam!  They have K-Mart there!  It's like E-Mart, except... BETTER!  They have so much more, better things, like candies and cookies, and cakes, and chocolates, and jollies!"




~On a 'Butterfly Life Cycle' Worksheet
   Q: What's the last stage of the butterfly life cycle?
   A:  Old Butt Fly

~In a second grade class last week, I explained that the word vivid meant "bright and colorful, like a rainbow".  Followed with the question, can anyone name something that is 'vivid'?  Answer: Your HEAD! (pointing at me). Hm, ok.  Acceptable answer, relatively speaking.