Kid Quotes

It's been a while since I've posted some of these. Lately, my students have been saying some of the funniest things. Here are some of them.

Student: Mrs. Pinsky, what's a scholar?
Me: It's someone who enjoys learning.
Student: Oh. Well, that's what I'm going to be when I grow up.
Me: That's a really good thing to be.
Student: Yeah, and I'm gonna be a famous one, too!

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Me: You are supposed to staple the paper on the left side, not the right, and you forgot to put your name on top.

Student: Oh. Well, I just got a little confused.

Me: OK, well, get un-confused and please fix it. Then turn it in.

3 minutes later...

Student: Here you go, Mrs. Pinsky, and thanks for correcting me.

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Yesterday, one of my fifth grade students printed out the story she typed. Upon reading it, I asked her if she had proofread the story. She, of course, said yes. I pointed out that the word "As" had one too many "s's". She was VERY embarrassed. 

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Student: Mrs. Pinsky, do you know what the problem with "Blacktop Only Recess" is?

Me: No, what is it?

Student: Everyone is in everyone else's way. It's like, you're screwed!

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Today, several kids asked me questions about Chanukah. One of them was why there was a "C" in front of Chanukah. I explained that the "Ch" does not make the same sound as in English. It represents a Hebrew letter that makes a sound similar to the one you make when creating phlegm in your throat. It's not really Hannukah, but CHanukah. One of my students started saying, "CHelp me! CHelp me!" I explained to the student that not every "H" word made a "CH" sound, and that just because you pronounced it like that did not make it a Hebrew word.