Teaching Can Be Quite Hilarious

Me: "Ok, guys, here are some transition words. If you use any of these words in your papers, your teachers will just weep for joy. These are words like 'therefore,' 'however,' 'nonetheless,' and 'moreover.'"

Student: "Oh, 'moreover'! You mean like... I like Ashley moreover Joey?"


Another example:
I told my English 10-II kids (the highest level I have) that they are some of my best-behaved students all day, but they couldn't believe that I meant it (because some of them get a little wild at times). One boy was taking his time packing up to head to lunch, and he was the last one in the class. He said, "Are you sure all of us are on the top end of your best-behaved? What about Jake?" (Jake tends to get a little loud and obnoxious at times). I told him that yes, even Jake is at the top end compared to some of my other students in the lower levels. And he said, "That's crazy. Do they have Viking backgrounds?" I laughed out loud.

Journaling is always a trip:

Journal Prompt: You are on a desert island. You have 3 items. What are they?

One boy’s answer: I would have my girlfriend and a fishing rod. I would also take the president. Somebody will come looking.


Journal Prompt: What was the best thing you ate over Thanksgiving break?

Student answer: The best thing that I ate was probably the turkey. I ate a lot of it until relatives ate most of it.


Journal Prompt: What are your Thanksgiving plans?

Student answer: Thanksgiving is going to be boring. I will eat. I will talk to people I don’t want to talk to and then I will go hunting and it’ll be fun.


Vocabulary quizzes:
Me: "Next word is 'handiwork'”
Student: “What? Is that the word? I thought it was a sentence or somethin’.”