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You’re Right, Kid. I’m Awesome.
I pick the students up from gym:
Kid: “Miss Emily, guess what? I can do 18 push ups!”
Me: “Wow. Impressive!”
Kid: “Yeah. Also I can do like 12 pull ups. But I’m sure that’s not impressive to you.”
Me: “Why would you say that?”
Kid: “You run marathons. You can probably do like 100 pull ups!”
Me: “Yeah. Good point. But don’t worry, you’ll get there one day too, kid!”
I can do exactly 1 pull up. Sort of.
Tomorrow’s Lesson: What is a numeral?
I kind of want to give him full credit, though.
Tooth Fairies and the Economy: A Lesson From This Kid
As I arrive to tutor…
Kid: “Look, Emily! I lost a tooth!”
Me: “Oh you sure did! Did the tooth fairy come yet?”
Kid: “Yup! I got $40!”
Me: “What?! Gee, the tooth fairy didn’t give out NEARLY that amount when I was your age.”
Kid (dead serious): “Well, you know…inflation.”
Maybe Let the Teachers Handle This One, Kid
My co-teacher and I tried to explain to Kid 1 why she should stay away from Kid 2, as whenever she goes near Kid 2, trouble brews.
Me: “We don’t understand why you keep making the choice to put yourself in a situation that is CLEARLY not good for you.”
Co-teacher: “It’s like saying ‘Hey, that looks like a mean dog, why don’t I go put my hand in its mouth!'”
Me: “Or ‘Oh! Here’s some fire! Let me just go play with it!”
Co-teacher: “Or hey, there’s a shark over there! Let me go swim with it!”
Kid 3 (not involved in the problem but standing there and listening): “Oh! I have one! ‘Hey! Let me eat these endangered species’ eggs!'”
Right. Like a Liger.
“Half cat, half fish.”– kid, when asked if he knows what a catfish is.
What’s Important
Kid (resisting doing her work, as usual): “My dad said my grades aren’t even really important. All I need in life is my personality.”
Dad is absolutely correct.
Well, not your personality.
A winning personality.
Testing Season is My Favorite
Some people think 9 year olds aren’t developmentally ready for intensive state testing, but I totally disagree– because if they’re clever enough to figure out THIS cover-all-your-bases strategy, they’re certainly prepared to sit for two 3-hour tests.
Good Thing I’m In Charge of Preparing Them
That feeling of pride you get when you take your students’ 4th grade state practice exam and only get one wrong.
That’s still an A, guys.
Oh, ok then. Excused.
“My mom was doing my hair.” — Kid, on why she is 2 hours late for school.
For the record, her hair is in a bun.
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