Children: some of the most honest people I’ve ever met

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Before children are taught by their elders to filter what they say, children simply say what’s on their mind.  Sometimes their statements are inappropriate, but sometimes the statements are delightfully fitting.

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The following entries are not original to me – I found them on another blog site – but I thought you would enjoy the humorous anecdotes that follow.

The scene: a classroom.  The characters: a teacher and her students.

  • 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 the 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:  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.’

I don’t know about you, but I think my son-in-law who teaches elementary school will probably get a kick out of the above dialogue.

One thought on “Children: some of the most honest people I’ve ever met

    Kathy said:
    December 12, 2013 at 9:21 am

    Our church has a children’s talk where my daughter goes up in front of the church with usually a very small group of kids. They are taught a small lesson and are often asked questions. I never know what is going to come out of Nikki’s mouth. I find myself holding my breath at times until she comes back to the pew. Thanks for sharing.

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