me: where is your kippa
kid: in my lunchbox
me: why
kid: it's hungry
me: weather is determined by...
kid 1: meteorologists
kid 2: god
kid 3: scientists who think they're god
me: yes, but no...
me: food that is fresh is...
kid: organic
me: i was going for unspoiled but that works too
kid: i'm not savage...yet
me: bad use of yet
kid: i'm going to write with my ear
me: no
kid: what
me: see don't damage your hearing further
me: stop playing bumper study shields.
kid 1: what does it mean to produce pigs
kid 2: it's called fakin'
kid 1: what's a top knot
me: like a bun
kid 2: no more like a hipster
kid: why are our words weird
kid 1: wow native americans hunted a lot of meat
kid 2: because meat is amazing
me: it's been a long week
kid: it's monday
kid: guess what
me: your face
kid: i have been a bad influence on you
me: the word is urgent
kid: don't cry for me urgent-ina
me: wow
kid: i held a worm
me: i hope you used soap and water after
kid: on my hands or the worm
me: they ate succatash
kid: you said a bad word
me: how about...
kid: your mom
kid: were JFK and Ella Fitzgerald related
kid 1: is an eyelid a real thing
kid 2: blink you just saw your eyelid
kid 1: no i saw black
me: the font needs to look like normal writing
kid: it does...like normal death writing
me: no
me: ok you motley crew
kid: we're not moldy
kid 1: is jk rowling still alive
me: yes
kid 2: she's like 58
kid 3: that's old...it's almost 60
kid: which side is the bright side
me: it's not a place it's a thing
kid: but where is it
me: how'd you know that
kid: it got memorized in my brain
kid: poptismism
me: optimism?
kid: no peptosism
me: pepto bismol?
kid: no peptimisticom
me: i'm optimistic you will get this!
kid 1: i am getting vulgar fractions
kid 2: it's using bad words?
kid 1: i'm confuzzled
kid 2: is that confused and fuzzy at the same time
kid: ugh
me: what
kid: i'm ughing because this is boring
kid: i heard a study that said any music can help us focus
me: do you have a request
kid: beasty boys
kid: the pueblo hunted cantelope
me: i think you mean antelope
kid: i quit
me: you can't quit yet
kid: why
me: you need to give two weeks notice first
kid: are there two weeks of school left
me: yes
kid: i give my two weeks notice then i am quitting
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Tamar, you should write a book of your students' sayings! :)
ReplyDeleteI second what the above blogger said. You should write a book on this. It is so entertaining to see what kids say.
ReplyDeleteUrgentina!! That is the best!! I love these.
ReplyDelete...to be able to sit like that little fellow and then be able to get up!
ReplyDeleteThese are my favorite of your posts!
ReplyDeleteYes to the book suggestion!
Love them all. Hilarious.
ReplyDeleteThese are always my favorite posts!!!
ReplyDeleteI always look forward to reading your posts to see what new words and sayings your students will come up with lol.
ReplyDeletePlease stop by at www.colorandgrace.com every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for linkup parties! Hope to see you there!
Grace Liang
www.colorandgrace.com
I love when you share the kids' comments
ReplyDeleteI love these! Never a dull moment, is it?
ReplyDeleteIt's always fun to see the hilarious things that kids think to say. They truly are very creative! :)
ReplyDeleteHa, ha, it's always fun to read about your students conversations.
ReplyDeleteThank you for hosting.
Bestie Boys helps me focus too :)
ReplyDeleteHaha, Beastie, not Bestie.
ReplyDeleteThis is always such a fun series to read! I love so many of them but I think the whole "meat is amazing" is probably my favorite.
ReplyDeleteThese post always make me smile and chuckle and appreciate children a little more than the amount that they drive me crazy!
ReplyDeleteShelbee
www.shelbeeontheedge.com
I had a good old giggle at these especially seeing I just reached 60!!
ReplyDeleteHow precious they are!
Bless you,
Jennifer
So very cute. Always thankful when you share them.
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