Thursday, January 04, 2007

...this I thought, and this I think

Hello! I'm not making any commitments, but I think I'll be back to weekly or bi-monthly updates. Yay blogging! Yay babies! Lucy doesn't do a whole lot yet, so unless you want poop reports, I probably will focus my "Kids Say/Do the Darndest Things" posts on my students. However, since she is so adorable, I will post plenty of pictures. Cutest Baby Ever! Unh!

My return to blogging was inspired by a student comment. My students have to do quarterly World Watch reports, where they find a non-US news story, give an oral summary, and lead the class in prayer for that nation. I really stress the non-US part when I assign it. Well, last quarter "Rick" did a news article about Hawaii. After his report I asked him when Hawaii had seceded from the Union, and he did the usual "I didn't know..." thing. He had to do it over. Lesson learned.

Not so much.

Today "Rick" gives his second quarter World Watch. He begins, "Former President Gerald Ford died on..." I smack my forehead. The class giggles. Rick continues his report, oblivious to the smatterings of laughter. He finishes, notices the class laughing, and says, "What?". "Molly" squeals, "Can I tell him? Can I tell him?" I say yes, and she excitedly informs him that contrary to popular belief, Gerald Ford was, in fact, the president of the UNITED STATES. "Y'know... the country you weren't supposed to report on..."

"Oh..."

"Sam" looks at Rick quizzically and asks, "Didn't you do your last report on Hawaii?"
"Oh... yeah. I wasn't supposed to was I?"
Sam shakes his head sadly, "Dude, this one was about the MAINLAND!"
I about died laughing. Maybe it isn't as funny in print, but I almost wet myself in class. I informed him that his comment was blog worthy, and high fives were enthusiastically exchanged. Yay students!

Evidence proving that Lucy is better than any baby ever made:


Currently playing in my head: "Anthony"- Nickel Creek
Reading: Eragon- Christopher Paolini

2 comments:

Mrs. Sara said...

Wow, that baby has one huge noggin!

Mrs. Sara said...

P.S. Your baby looks like my husband. :)