Heard IN the classroom

It really is crazy the stuff kids (and some adults) say. In an attempt to remember these things I'm writing this post.

1. At my school we have a program for students who have limited abilities. One of these students who is a fifth grader, comes to wave hello and says, "Hi twins." every time he sees me. I told him that they couldn't say hello back yet and he asked why. :-) I then asked what I should name them and he promptly replied: Sponge Bob Square Pants and when I asked what to name the second one he said Josue and the girl, Morgan. (On a side note- Before it was really obvious and I could put on a jacket and my belly would "disappear" he would come and ask where the twins were.)

2. My class STRUGGLES with talking this year. Normally you have a couple of good talkers but this year I have at least 6. Well some well intentioned teacher at my school told my class that their noise was dangerous to the babies. After discussing the talking issue while working on team building with the counselor the kids brought up how the babies can hear them and how dangerous the noise was. I reassured them that the noise wasn't dangerous for the babies but they could hear them.

3. As we were reshuffling for math this morning my teaching partner was having one of his kids ask me what system of measurement we should use. He brought up that the babies should be learning the metric system. I said that they are learning it as I teach. One of my students replied, "The only thing they're learning is how to eat. Have you seen this woman eat?" Ha! I don't even eat in front of them. He also was the same students who asked one day, when I was starving, why I was eating 3 muffins. I bet his mom would die if she knew what he said.

4. A former student was in the building helping out with the book fair. His sister still goes to our school and his mom is very active in the building. I guess the sight of me pregnant weirded him out. (He is a freshman in high school.) I guess he kept telling his mom that it is just so weird.

That's it for now. I'm sure there will be more.