From the mouths of babes ...
I come from a long line of teachers and grew up hearing my father and grandfather laughing uproariously at things they had heard in classrooms. My father always said he wished he had kept a notebook and written down the gems he had heard over the years, so when I began teaching many years ago I took his advice. I've kept notes from all these years and now it is time to share. Please note that original names have not been used.
Big egos ...
Lisa: I've got a lovely singing voice.
Teacher: Have you? Can you sing something for me? (Lisa proceeds to sing with feeling.) Teacher: That sounds like opera singing. Lisa: Yes. You wouldn't think a little kid could sing like that, would you? Life's little problems ... |
Steve: Should I put this quote in hydrolics?
***** Teacher: If you did a painting today, go and collect it. Angela (scratching head): Did I do a painting today? Hey, did any of you kids see me doing a painting today? ***** Amy: I hate it when the sun is so hot that you leak everywhere. ***** Tammy: Our new baby is a boy. I wanted a girl and Sarah wanted a girl, but (shrugging) you've got to have what you get. ***** A small group of young children was looking at a handwritten note. Dan: I can't really read this. Colin: That's because it's running writing. Dan: Yeah, well it goes too fast for me to read. ***** I sat down to read a story and four children tried to climb on my lap. Me: I feel like a seat at a bus stop with everyone sitting on me. Anna: Dp people sit on you at bus stops? ***** Overheard in a secondary school playground . . . Boys will put you on a pedestal so they can look up your skirt. ***** |
Sarah: I keep sharpening this pencil, but it keeps blunting.
***** On a particularly hot day the children were finding it difficult to concentrate. Tanya: My brains are getting a bit dribbly. ***** The children were playing dress up as brides. Molly: You better go and catch a partner. Deb: They're called husbands, not partners. Molly: Whatever, but you better go and fetch one quick. ***** Heidi: (aged 5) I watched "Annie" over the holidays and it was so long it was past my bedtime. Teacher: What was it about? Heidi: Oh, I couldn't possibly tel you or I would be here all day. ***** As an advisory teacher I visited many different school. One afternoon I realised time had passed quite quickly and I still had much to do. Me: Oh look at the time. I have to fly. Heidi: (the same 5 year old from the above story) Are you going home? Me: No, I have to make some phone calls, then go to a meeting. Heidi: (in a sympathetic tone) It's a hard life, isn't it?) ***** |