The best of this week’s quotes from my elementary students in South Korea (and some thrown in from friends too)
Yesterday was The Canadian One’s birthday and on Tuesday, I taught an Art Class in which we made ostriches.
Me: ‘I made you something at school for your birthday.’
Him: ‘Is it an ostrich?’
Me: ‘…No.’
Him: ‘It’s an ostrich, isn’t it?’
Me: ‘…No.’
Him: ‘You made me an ostrich, didn’t you?’
Me: ‘I did not make you an ostrich.’
Pause
Him: ‘It’s an ostrich, isn’t it?’
Me: ‘NOT ANYMORE IT ISN’T!’
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On Wednesday:
Me: ‘We made cats!’
Him: ‘Did you make me a catrich?’ (cat + ostrich)
Me: ‘Yes, yes I made you a catrich….tomorrow frog….oh wait….I was trying to combine frog and dog….but it’s already a word.
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I did, however, make him a cake.
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Stupid Moment of the Week:
Me, after drinking two glasses of milk: ‘I feel like a cow. Oh wait, cows don’t drink milk. Nevermind.’
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Me: ‘How are you?’
Kid: ‘Me?’
Me: ‘Yes.’
Kid: ‘Now?’
Me: ‘Yes.’
Kid: ‘I’m everything.’
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Turns out I say ‘Ok, so…’ A LOT.
I stand in front of the class and open my book.
Entire class: ‘Ok, soooooooo…’
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Me: ‘There is one flower.’
Grade Ones: ‘There is one flower.’
Me: ‘There is one cloud.’
Grade Ones: ‘There is one flower.’
Me: ‘No, there is one cloud.’
Grade Ones: ‘There is one flowd.’
Me: ‘CLOUD!’
Grade Ones: ‘Cloud.’
Me: ‘There is one cloud.’
Grade Ones: ‘There is one flower.’
Me: ‘I give up.’
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Kid: ‘Me minus one sticker!’
Me: ‘You have no homework!’
Kid: ‘BUT I GO TO THE SEA…THE SEA!!’
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Kid 1: ‘I lost my homework book CD.’
Kid 2: ‘I lost my homework book but I have the homework book CD.’
Me: ‘Well, then together you can do homework!’
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Calling attendance:
Me: ‘Tony?’
Kid: ‘No.’
Me: ‘Where’s Tony?’
Kid: ‘Tony is…his home….’
Kid does a little dance.
Kid 2: ‘At the disco? His home is disco?’
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From Kindergarten class submitted by April Lynn Amador:
Kid: ‘Um teacher? Sometimes I have a fart when I do the study.’
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For more Quote Friday’s, check out:
- ‘I’m sorry I flicked s**t at you.’ – August 3rd 2012
- ‘Teacher NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!’ – July 27th 2012
- ‘Give me your coffee.’ – July 20th 2012
- ‘I am McGyver!!’ – July 13th 2012
- ‘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
- And, of course, in the Index
The Ketchup War 
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