Children Are Quick
TEACHER: |
Maria, go to the map and find North America. |
MARIA: | Here it is. |
TEACHER: | Correct. Now
class, who discovered America? |
CLASS: | Maria. |
TEACHER: |
John, why are you doing your math multiplication on
the floor? |
JOHN: | You told me to do it without using
tables. |
TEACHER: |
Glenn, how do you spell 'crocodile?' |
GLENN: | K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L' |
TEACHER: | No, that's wrong |
GLENN: | Maybe it is wrong, but you asked me
how I spell it. |
TEACHER: |
Donald, what is the chemical formula for water?
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DONALD: | H I J K L M N O. |
TEACHER: | What are you talking about? |
DONALD: | Yesterday you said it's H to
O. |
TEACHER: |
Winnie, name one important thing we have today that we
didn't have ten years ago. |
WINNIE: | Me! |
TEACHER: |
Glen, why do you always get so dirty? |
GLEN: | Well, I'm a lot closer to the ground than
you are. |
TEACHER: |
Millie, give me a sentence starting with 'I.' |
MILLIE: | I is.. |
TEACHER: | No, Millie..... Always say,
'I am.' |
MILLIE: | All right... 'I am the ninth letter
of the alphabet.' |
TEACHER: |
George Washington not only chopped down his father's cherry
tree, but also admitted it. Now, Louie, do you know why his
father didn't punish him? |
LOUIS: | Because George still had the axe in his
hand.... |
TEACHER: |
Now, Simon, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before
eating? |
SIMON: | No sir, I don't have to, my
Mom is a good cook. |
TEACHER: |
Clyde , your composition on 'My Dog' is exactly the same as your
brother's.. Did you copy his? |
CLYDE: | No, sir. It's the same dog. |
TEACHER: |
Harold, what do you call a person who keeps on talking when people
are no longer interested? |
HAROLD: | A teacher. |
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