The best of this week’s quotes from my elementary students in South Korea (and a couple thrown in from friends too!)
Random Compliment of the Week:
While at an art show, Girl to me: ‘You’re pretty, can you go pretend to look at art and she can take your picture?’
Random Blog Compliment (?) of the Week (just before surpassing 20,000 views in 4 months!):
Guy: ‘You know, I thought when you posted it on Facebook you were just reposting a blog that was much more popular than something you would write. I didn’t know you wrote it.’
What the WHAT? of the Week
The Canadian One teaches kindergarten to 6 year olds.
TCO: ‘Hey, my kids had show and tell today and they all brought in something to show and one kid brought in something in a Victoria’s Secret bag!’
Me: ‘…WHAT?!’
TCO: ‘Yeah! I’ll take a picture tomorrow.’
And he did:
Really?!! of the Week:
Guy, regarding his favorite pick-up line: ‘Let me touch your ovary.’
Followed by
Same Guy: ‘On a scale of 17-49, how annoying am I?’
Quote Friiiiiday! : Best Kids’ Quotes of the Week
A kid breaks and then quickly fixes a toy in class.
Kid, hands in the air triumphantly: ‘I am McGyver!!!’
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A kid is playing with a crocodile toy. He’s pinning it to his ear.
Me: ‘Don’t do that, you’ll hurt yourself!’
Kid: “But it’s MY ear!!’
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Me: ‘As you know, your test is on Thursday.’
Kid: ‘Oh the stress!!’
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During the test:
Kid: ‘Teacher, give me a pencil and eraser.’
Kid next to him: ‘Teacher, give me money….and your house. Give me your house.’
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Kid 1: ‘Teacher, how do spell crocodile?’
Me: ‘C-R-O-C-O-D-I-L-E.’
Kid 2: ‘SLOWLY!!!!!’
Kid 1: ‘C-R-O-C-O-D-I-L-E!!’
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To a kid who was late for class:
Me: ‘Why are you late?’
Kid: ‘My friend was dancing.’
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To three kids late for class:
Me: ‘Why are you late?’
Kid 1: ‘I was at home and I walk.’
Kid 2: ‘I was at library.’
Kid 3: ‘I was waiting for my brother.’
I look at them.
Me: ‘And how did you all find each other and arrive here together?’
All three: ‘Ummmmm….’
Kid 1: ‘We come together….(smiling)….I have homework!’
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My grade two student and I have communication issues.
Kid: ‘Zebra spelling?’
Me: ‘Zed-A-B-R-A.’
Kid looks at me for a moment.
Kid: ‘Zed? Like Zee? Same?’
Me: ‘Yes.’
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Kid: How do you spell crab?’
Me: ‘Crab?’
Kid: ‘No, crab.’
Me: ‘Crab?’ (doing an impression of a crab)
Kid: “NO, CRAB!!!’
Me: ‘Crab???’
Kid 2 looks over at Kid 1’s book.
Kid 2: ‘Giraffe.’
Kid 1: ‘Oh, yes, giraffe. How do you spell giraffe?’
5 minutes later:
Same kid: ‘How do you spell crab?’
Me: ‘Crab?’ (doing the same impression of a crab)
Kid: ‘Yes.’
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Kid looks at her test: ‘All lines writing?’
Me: ‘Yes, of course.’
Kid: “But it’s very hard!’
Me: ‘No, it’s not!’
Kid: ‘It’s very hard!! We are Korean!!’
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Kid: ‘Test is unit 1 and 2?’
Me: ‘No, units 1 to 6.’
Kid: ‘SHIT!!!’ (grabs her book)
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For more Quote Fridays, check out:
- ‘They think we’re American.’ – July 6th 2012
- ‘He said I am sweet potato.’ – June 29th 2012
- ‘A SNOOOOOOW PERSON!’ – June 22nd 2012
- ‘I did my homework with a paintbrush.’ – June 15th 2012
- ‘Some new quotes and Top 11 quotes from The Wall’ – June 9th 2012
- ‘I am Mommy Monster!’ – May 25th 2012
- ‘Why do you have tadpoles in my class?’ – May 18th 2012
- ‘He looks smart.’ – May 11th 2012
- ‘His skin is bling bling?’ – May 4th 2012
- ‘Relax!’ – April 27th 2012
- And as always, on the Wall or in the Index
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