Today after school one of my super crazy (but oh so lovable) little students came up to me, grabbed my face between his hands and asked me... "Teacher, when are you going to have kids? And a husband or boyfriend?" This whole scenario was made all the better by the fact that the entire time he was asking me this he was squishing my cheeks and shaking my head back and forth, all while his face was slightly closer to mine than is comfortable. (That's the real reason teachers never sit down, because that's when the students can reach you. Then things get weird.)
All I could say was "I don't know, bud. I'm working on it."
Him: "Oh, I know! I could be your boyfriend!"
Hahaha. My kiddos are so concerned about me! Gotta love it. :)
Monday, February 10, 2014
Thursday, February 6, 2014
I Just Can't Help Myself!
2/4/2014
I had my new favorite teaching moment ever today. In science, we were talking about forces, and how every force is a push or a pull. Then we played charades, and the kids had to say whether each thing acted out was a push or a pull. They were not being very well behaved, and things were getting a little loud and out of hand. (I know... charades is supposed to be a silent game, but I'm pretty sure my class doesn't know the meaning of the word silent.) Anyway... I thoroughly chewed them out for their behavior, and finally when things were starting to calm down, one kid lets out this giant fart.
Now, It has been ages since I have laughed over something like that. Normally bathroom humor is just not funny to me. However, call it extreme lack of sleep, or maybe just the stress of 3 observations in a day and a half, recess duty, a fire drill, and guest teachers making my schedule wonky.... Whatever the cause, I completely lost it. I was laughing SO HARD. The kids tried to hold in their chuckles until I lost it, then we were all just laughing together. (Thankfully the culprit was not embarrassed. He was laughing along.) It was incredibly hard to compose myself. The kids were telling me: "Miss Jardine, you're the teacher, you're not supposed to be laughing!" So finally, I pulled it together. But right as I did, my little smart aleck kid informs us that: "That was a push!" I lost it again. Then, my super quiet kid who never shouts out, goes... "There was a lot of force behind that!" Oh boy. I literally laughed to tears. The kids thought that I was crying.
All I can say is... 1) I must be an awesome teacher, since my kids are able to apply things to their real lives so well. ;) And, 2) I am so happy that my observations were already over with. I don't think I would have won any professionalism points there.
I had my new favorite teaching moment ever today. In science, we were talking about forces, and how every force is a push or a pull. Then we played charades, and the kids had to say whether each thing acted out was a push or a pull. They were not being very well behaved, and things were getting a little loud and out of hand. (I know... charades is supposed to be a silent game, but I'm pretty sure my class doesn't know the meaning of the word silent.) Anyway... I thoroughly chewed them out for their behavior, and finally when things were starting to calm down, one kid lets out this giant fart.
Now, It has been ages since I have laughed over something like that. Normally bathroom humor is just not funny to me. However, call it extreme lack of sleep, or maybe just the stress of 3 observations in a day and a half, recess duty, a fire drill, and guest teachers making my schedule wonky.... Whatever the cause, I completely lost it. I was laughing SO HARD. The kids tried to hold in their chuckles until I lost it, then we were all just laughing together. (Thankfully the culprit was not embarrassed. He was laughing along.) It was incredibly hard to compose myself. The kids were telling me: "Miss Jardine, you're the teacher, you're not supposed to be laughing!" So finally, I pulled it together. But right as I did, my little smart aleck kid informs us that: "That was a push!" I lost it again. Then, my super quiet kid who never shouts out, goes... "There was a lot of force behind that!" Oh boy. I literally laughed to tears. The kids thought that I was crying.
All I can say is... 1) I must be an awesome teacher, since my kids are able to apply things to their real lives so well. ;) And, 2) I am so happy that my observations were already over with. I don't think I would have won any professionalism points there.
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
You Learn Something New Every Day!
2/1/2014
Sometimes there is great comedic relief in grading things written by 3rd graders. I just wish I could crawl inside their little brains sometimes. Mostly because I think that life would be incredibly entertaining. This is the most fantastic thing that I (or rather, Samantha) have ever had the pleasure of grading.
Just in case you cannot read it:
1. The biggest structure people have ever built is the "great wall of china." (True. And found in the reading.)
2. The Great Wall is "long" miles long. (So close!)
3. "Blacks in U.S" were used to make the wall. (Sometimes you have to change a word here or there to make your fill-in-the-blank answer actually fit in the blanks.)
4. The wall runs along "hills in China" (True-ish)
5. The wall was built "with people in it." (It was supposed to be "without" machines. I guess these can be open to interpretation.)
6. The wall was built to keep out the "blacks." (Not barbarians. Naturally, blacks makes more sense.)
7. There is a watchtower every "miles" yards. (That almost makes sense!)
I died. This was so funny. I think someone got a little confused about Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Civil Rights Movement (last weeks' social studies), and Chinese New Year (this week). But I loved it. More than I should have. :)
Sometimes there is great comedic relief in grading things written by 3rd graders. I just wish I could crawl inside their little brains sometimes. Mostly because I think that life would be incredibly entertaining. This is the most fantastic thing that I (or rather, Samantha) have ever had the pleasure of grading.
Just in case you cannot read it:
1. The biggest structure people have ever built is the "great wall of china." (True. And found in the reading.)
2. The Great Wall is "long" miles long. (So close!)
3. "Blacks in U.S" were used to make the wall. (Sometimes you have to change a word here or there to make your fill-in-the-blank answer actually fit in the blanks.)
4. The wall runs along "hills in China" (True-ish)
5. The wall was built "with people in it." (It was supposed to be "without" machines. I guess these can be open to interpretation.)
6. The wall was built to keep out the "blacks." (Not barbarians. Naturally, blacks makes more sense.)
7. There is a watchtower every "miles" yards. (That almost makes sense!)
I died. This was so funny. I think someone got a little confused about Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Civil Rights Movement (last weeks' social studies), and Chinese New Year (this week). But I loved it. More than I should have. :)
I'm a Genius!
2/3/2014
A guy from the district came to teach science to my class today. In his intro he was talking about Isaac Newton and the 3 Laws of Motion. He told the kids that Isaac Newton was a scientist, and he was a genius. One kid raised his hand and asked: "Like Miss Jardine? She's a genius!"
Best part? He wasn't even one of my suck-ups. That means it's true, right? ;)
A guy from the district came to teach science to my class today. In his intro he was talking about Isaac Newton and the 3 Laws of Motion. He told the kids that Isaac Newton was a scientist, and he was a genius. One kid raised his hand and asked: "Like Miss Jardine? She's a genius!"
Best part? He wasn't even one of my suck-ups. That means it's true, right? ;)
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