10 snippets

snippets of funny from my students:

1) W: Is it a sin to be a hippie?  me: not neccessarily W: so you can be a Christian hippie?!

2) I asked a student to take my lunch tray back to the kitchen....when he returned the only thing he said was, "your chips were salty."

3) So, 8th grade boys go in and out of arm-wrestling phases.  I'm proud to say that I am a top contender in their competitions.  This year I was volunteered by R. to arm-wrestle the best boy in 8th grade.  I held him off for minutes, but he did finally beat me.  I love how impressed the boys are!  "Miss Jones, do you work out?!"

4) During spirit week this year, I dressed up as Batman for one day.  All day long I kept hearing, "are you Miss Jones?!" and "Look! It's a girl Batman!"

5) normal conversation with 8th grade boys:
J: Who do you think would win in a fight, Chuck Norris or Jackie Chan? me: what are they allowed? J: knives me: I'll have to go with Chuck Norris.
As another boy walks by: Bruce Lee! Definitely Bruce Lee! He's like the best  martial arts guy ever!

6) H: Miss Jones, this might be an innappropriate question, but did you Skype with your parents last night? me: uhm, no. why?  H: cause your southern accent is really strong today.

7) As she walks past me in the hall, A. (special ed student): Is it tostume day? (costume day) I was almost offended until she said I looked like a celebrity.

8) In class one day we were telling crazy stories that had happened to us lately like attack of the snow foam and tranformers exploding outside our houses, and then a kid raises his hand and tells us about burning his toast.  I don't think he understood the level of story going on.

9) Did you know that the plastic things on the end of shoe lacs are called "aglets?"  Well, my students did!  How did they know such an unimportant fact?! The kids' TV show, Phineas and Ferb.

10) My new favorite daytime TV show is: Middle School Flirting.  It's both highly entertaining and instructive!  I laugh my head off and learn so much about my students.