Things My Third Graders Say v. 21

kid: ugh I can't do it

me: have a growth mindset

kid: ugh can i have a fixed mindset if I use my thinking bubble about it?

kid: the book is saying random stuff

me: oh it talks to you?

kid: not what i meant and you know that

me: a brook is a small river 

kid: wait my sister is named for a river? i thought she was named for my uncle

kid: (randomly singing) hot potato hot potato

me: oh no no no no wiggles

kid: why

me: this is a wiggles free classroom

kid: not true we have flexible seating for our wiggles

kid: jumping in leaves in the best

me: that was a great part of being a kid

kid: you can still do that if you want, there are no rules around leaf pile jumping

kid: i bet i could climb into the tuba and fit

music teacher: please...don't try that...just no

me: which continent is the most southern

kid: antafrica!

kid: way to kill the vibe 

kid: i can't...my cat...

me: don't blame the cat, do your work

kid: i'm part canadian and part boston

kid: can i run to the bathroom...well nor run but...

kid: does anyone live on Antarctica?
me: scientists do, I know someone who spends time there
kid: well i meant like a real person, not a scientist...

kid: ok so 11, 12, 18

me: ummm try again

me: oops here there was a hundred loose

kid: who let the 100 out 100 100 100!

kid: uch i'm not good at social studies

me: that's not a good attitude

kid: no it's just that it's just so much stuff to fit in my brain! 

me: a right angle is always 90º
kid 1: how do you know this stuff!?
kid 2: she learned it in college, duh!
kid 1: so we're learning it now because we're really smart?

kid 1: in a thousand years when the big asteroid destroys the earth...

kid 2: ugh let's hope the scientists are wrong on that one!

kid 1: i have horseback riding tonight

kid 2: i rode a camel once

kid 1: and your point?

kid: ugh I can't remember i have a bad memory

me: oh that's not true

kid: uhhh what are we talking about....see what i did there

me: nice try

me: "she got the stuffing kicked out of her"

kid: so she is a dead teddy bear now? 

kid: oh speaking of getting ready for lunch...i have a yo momma joke

me: what...no

me: you have to show all your work 

kid: what do you mean? do you not see my work there...

kid: she made a huge rhombus made of little rhombuseses

me: let the wild rhombus rumpus start?

kid: you ok there?

kid 3: how spudtific...no splepisific...no ugh...

me: i can't say that word either i get it

kid 2: i think you both need to be more specific 

us: yes, that!

kid 1: i had pita and himmis for lunch

kid 2: oo i've never tried that before!

me: he meant hummus

kid 2: eh that's old news 

kid: i just wrote that it needs...

me: fireworks

kid: that was unexpected who are you us?

me: that's interesting logic there

kid: it's kid logic...it's slightly scientific 

kid: can i say this isn't a polygon because it looks like pacman?

me: if you explain why pacman isn't a polygon then yes

kid 1: what's your landform?

kid 2: an isthmus

kid 1: that's a holiday

kid 2: isthmus not christmas!

kid: whoa how is it dismissal time

me: time flies when you're having fun!

kid: whoa whoa let's not go that far

kid 1: ms benjamin you should be proud of me

me: why 

kid 2: isn't it your job to be proud of us without asking why

   

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