I have had the opportunity to student teach this semester, and I absolutely am having the time of my life in doing so. I teach English to juniors in high school and they are so amazing. I have such a deep appreciation for them and they help me love what I do even more. With this being said, they absolutely say some unhinged things to me which I find absolutely hilarious and had to share. Without further ado, here are some of my favorite things my kids have told me.
- “You know what will help with insomnia, Miss? The devil’s lettuce. Or, ya know, melatonin.”
- “If you took better care of your hair I think it would be curly.”
- “Hey, can you dab for me next class just randomly? I think it’d be funny.”
- “Miss, I think you’re funny I really like your sense of humor, it’s just awkward which makes it better.”
- Me: “What can you tell about the characters from this line?” Student: “That Bob has IBS.”
- This isn’t even a quote. I just had a student create an entire powerpoint as to why they don’t like Madison Beer because they found out I was going to her concert.
- “For this question I put you down as my least favorite movie character.” – Said by a student who also wrote on a sticky note that I cannot leave and legally need to stay there as his teacher.
- “I can tell you a really good place to get espresso martinis.” – Said by 16-year-old
- “Miss, you’re a liar we all know you’re engaged and 26.” (as I am single and 21)
- “I’m using your words against you since you said there’s no wrong answer, I am going to include the most incorrect answer and include evidence.” – Said by a student who actually found really good evidence for his case.
I narrowed it down to 10 because I could go on and on about all of the funny things these kids have said to me. All in all, I will miss them SO much and can’t believe my time with them is coming to a close so soon. They helped me truly know my passion for teaching and embrace it. I owe them so much and I’m so grateful for them to be my first classroom experience.