STUDENT 1:  I forgot to tell you yesterday, but I want to audition for the little Lucy part in the song.

STUDENT 2:  Me too.  What about the Snoopy part?

[This consists of one bark, FYI]

ME:  I'm sure you can all bark, so I'll probably just have all the boys do it, or something like that

STUDENT 3 [a boy]:  I can bark! *bark*

STUDENT 4 [also ( Read more... )

"Wait . . . they didn't think the earth was flat? THEN WHAT WAS THE COLUMBUS THING ABOUT?"

A moment of awesomeness this morning. :-D

The elementary students looked especially tickled by it. :-P

"I understand that, but your belief that it is something that would appeal to me did not give me the time to watch it in the past two hours."

One kindergarten girl was talking to a group of her classmates.

"I'm wearing tights.  They keep my legs warm.  They keep ALL my legs warm"

And she pulled her skirt up and showed them.

Life is much simpler when you're five.  :-P

Kid 1:  She's retiring next year ( Read more... )

I tried to give myself a concussion.  And Arthur tried to follow my example it seems ( Read more... )

ELEMENTARY CHOIR STUDENT:  I'm ___________, but you teach my older sister Latin, so you already know that ( Read more... )

I started crocheting scarves a few weeks ago.  Don't get excited.  I'm not good at crafts.  I just have the patience to keep at them, provided I've been given very clear directions ( Read more... )

One of my students told someone else that I was "furious" in choir today.  Which I'm actually quite proud of, since he was one of the people who SHOULD think I'm furious, and since I never raised my voice ( Read more... )