My ninth graders had been reading Romeo and Juliet, and I wanted to review the literary elements as they applied to the play, to review for the final exam. I had covered exposition, rising action, conflict, and had just explained how the climax of a tragedy typically occurs near the end of the work, when a girl raised her hand. "Did Romeo and Juliet have climaxes when they faked their deaths?" she asked. I still don't know how I kept a straight face...
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 8:57 PM
When asked my students how to end the Cold War a student raised his hand and very proudly said "You put on a jacket"
Sunday, April 04, 2010 11:38 AM
The first assignment in my senior Economics class was to bring in an article that deals with economics. One student brought in an article dealing with the Middle East peace process. After class, I called her over and asked her what this had to do with economics. She looked at me and said "Mr Resnick all it talks about is the West Bank. A bank is economics"
Sunday, April 04, 2010 11:36 AM
As a first year Spanish teacher reviewing for a chapter test, there was a question about how to get to Puerto Rico: plane, train, or boat. One of my 9th graders was adamant about how she could get there from Virginia by train and wouldn't believe me until I made her pull out a map and look at where PR was and that an underwater train wouldn't work no matter what.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 2:45 AM
My Spanish II students were presenting an oral group skit about going to a restaurant. One group got up (with the shyest boy in class) and during the skit he stated "I went to the ice cream parlor and I had a man" instead of "I went to the ice cream parlor and I was hungry" - all because of one letter difference in one word. The poor kid turned beet red when everyone burst out laughing and he realized his mistake immediately.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 2:42 AM
Today in class we were reading a document on the Good Samaritan Laws and Legal Definitions. They were in groups of three utilizing the “Say Something” reading strategy. One of the girls in my college prep section was confused when her group got to the part about immunity and its exceptions; she wanted clarification on the definition of wonton. Knowing exactly where she was and what the problem was, and not wanting to let an opportunity like this slip away, I told her it was a tasty treat she could order at Big King Buffet – a nearby Chinese restaurant. However, if she wanted to know what wanton meant (which was the word in the document – she was mispronouncing it), that she should look at the synonym two words after it, which was reckless, and she would know what it meant. As soon as I pronounced “won-tn” after “won ton” she knew exactly what error she had made and became quite red in the face. The whole class got a good chuckle out it.
Thursday, March 11, 2010 1:08 PM
I was handing back tests the other day and a student who is a live wire asked me. "Mrs. Jones, you know..If you were on paper, you'd be fine print." I'm old enough to be his grandmother,but that was a new one to me at ANY age.
Sunday, March 07, 2010 11:04 PM
I teach aerobics at the high school level, here are a few excuses I get for a student not to workout. "Coach, I can't workout today. I was head banging last night to some music and I hurt my neck." Another student came up to me for his friend and said, "Miss, he is going to pass out he hasn't eaten in over a week." I went over to him and asked, "Why haven't you eaten in a week?" He first stuck out his tounge to show me his new tounge ring, and then he said, "They told me not eat for a week."
Sunday, March 07, 2010 7:59 PM
In a discussion about genetics and traits, I asked students for examples of traits that they inherited from their parents. After the typical "eyes" and "hair" my class was stumped. I mentioned the "cupid's bow" of the mouth. Several students asked what I was talking about, so I drew an example on the white board at the front of the room. As I was doing so, I overheard one student whisper to the student next to her, "Finally! I've actually learned something new in school!"
Sunday, March 07, 2010 1:03 AM
I was teaching a lesson in Social Studies where one of my vocabulary words for the day was "annul." Not thinking anything about it, a student asked, "is that anal?" My response was to laugh and then reply to the student, "that is not something we will be covering in History. What is really funny about this story, is that this happened again the following year. Once was funny, twice, I absolutely lost it...but still had the same response.
Sunday, February 28, 2010 3:56 PM
Several years ago, my senior English class was in the library looking for research paper topics. Each student was to write down a topic and bring it to me for approval. One of the first young men to bring his topic to me had written, "Pubic Wars."
Monday, February 22, 2010 11:29 PM
Just assigned a project that has my students in tears and willing to slash my tires. My job here is done.
Tuesday, January 05, 2010 6:01 PM
One of my students was reading 'Eclipse' today and just kept saying Edward, accompanied by a squeal, randomly throughout class.
Tuesday, January 05, 2010 5:59 PM
While reading about Maya Angelou's past, I tried to explain what a Madam is - one of my students says, ‘She was a PIMP?
Tuesday, January 05, 2010 5:59 PM
One of my students responded: isn't there a facebook quiz for this?
Tuesday, January 05, 2010 5:57 PM
One of my students just look at me, laughed, shook their head and then sighed. SORRY ABOUT THE TEST!
Tuesday, January 05, 2010 5:56 PM
What one of my students thinks of heaven: Biggie's up there with Tupac smoking weed asking why we couldn't get along on Earth.
Tuesday, January 05, 2010 5:56 PM
My high school male students are comparing body hair, especially knee hair.
Tuesday, January 05, 2010 5:54 PM
Just farted in the class and one of my students heard me. She just shaking her head.
Tuesday, January 05, 2010 5:53 PM
One of my students turned in a set of cat testicles as an ethnographic artifact.
Tuesday, January 05, 2010 5:53 PM
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