Hilarious...... I asked permission to post this. Remember I am a teacher and the stories never stop coming.
The other day, in one of the classrooms, a student just blurted out the word 'PUBERTY'. (They must have heard the word from somewhere and had been thinking about it) The teacher raised an eyebrow. The student asked quizzitvely, "What does that word mean?" The teacher explained this was a discussion for their parents to have with them. The other students began chiming in. "What does it mean? Is it bad? Is it good? Why won't you tell us?" The teacher persisted that they wait until the get home and discuss this as a family matter. One of the students had a bright idea....they would look the word up in the dictionary. So a mad dash was made to the class dictionary. Well, the student looked up the incorrect word. Instead of reading the definition for 'puberty', they read the definition for 'purity'.
Purity: The condition or quality of being pure; freedom from guilt or evil; innocence....
The students immediately started asking the teacher why she didn't want to discuss 'puberty'. It was a good thing to be pure, free from guilt or evil. They were innocence. They wanted puberty. Puberty is a good thing. Everyone should want puberty. They even began to chant about having puberty. The teacher had to stop them and explain they MUST have a discussion with their parents regarding 'puberty'.....
When the teacher was telling this story, I was in tears laughing so much. Life lesson: when you don't know what a word means, always use a dictionary :)
Well, I am a second grade teacher now. Didn't think I would step back into this field, but I did. I keep a journal about things that make me laugh, grin, or giggle by these precious little ones. They cannot keep secrets, they tell it like it is, and anything can pop out of their mouths. Today, I am sharing a few of the priceless moments that have occurred.
We were studying 'bones'. I was explaining that bones are alive and one reason we can prove this is because they reproduce themselves about every five years. One of my students could not contain the revelation of this and belted out "I have been replaced!!" I giggled for the rest of the day....
Two of my young gentlemen were walking on the sidewalk between the buildings. The conversation went something like this....
"So why do we like 'him'? asked one student. "Duh, because of his hair!!" stated the second student. (Remember, these are second graders. Maybe hair is a qualification for friendship...lol)
Coming in from recess, one of my gentlemen stated to the young ladies in from of him that he knew 'quite a few girls who want to marry him'.... He just needs to grow a little more :)
And the last one I will share today was about our President. We were discussing where he lives. One gentlemen spoke up and said, "Obama lives in the White House." A second student, not quite paying attention stated back, "Bombs don't live in houses!" Lesson learned, pay closer attention to the conversation at hand.
I hope at least one of these brought a smile to your day.... Stay tuned for more to come......
