TMI!
Posted By Tough Cookie Mommy on November 12, 2010
As most of you already know, I have been an English Language Arts Middle School teacher for the past ten years. All of that time has been spent teaching inner city public school students. I can tell you that everyday of teaching this age group is an adventure for a variety of reasons…First, they are at that age where they think that they are grown-ups and that they know everything. Second, they are full of hormones that sometimes make them lose their minds and say and do things that are shocking to us adults.
Today, as I was teaching and interacting with my students, I thought that you guys would enjoy reading some of the things that my Darlings tell me on a daily basis. So, without further ado, I present you with “Middle Schooler Quotes” courtesy of my students:
“Mrs. C, I can’t help eating candy and chewing gum in class. The gum calls out to me and tells me, “Please chew me!”
“Miss, could you please talk to “R.” He just licked my notebook and my pen.”
“May I please go the bathroom? I have to change my pad.”
“I don’t have my homework because gang members robbed me on the train and stole it.”
“That teacher always dresses like a Hoochie…”
“I asked the Science teacher if he had his period because he yelled at me.”
“What are you going to tell my mother on parent-teacher night? I hope it’s good because my birthday is coming up…”
“My mother followed my father to work yesterday because she thinks he is cheating on her.”
“No, I’m not eating candy. I swear it on all that I love.”
“Could you tell my mother that I was here with you yesterday afternoon even though I wasn’t? Maybe then she will take me off punishment.”
“If you have a backyard, it means that you are rich.”
“Can we look at our notes while we are taking this test?”
“Mrs. C, I don’t like the color of your nail polish.”
“I couldn’t study for the test because I was busy this weekend.”
“But I love you, Miss…”
As you can see, they are a really candid bunch. Sometimes I have to contain myself from chuckling out loud so that they will continue to take me seriously. The truth is that I enjoy all of them tremendously and they always bring rays of sunshine into my day even if they do give me too much information most of the time.
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