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 :)
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