What did he say?

I was chatting with a fellow teacher, and we were exchanging some funny stories. The topic, of course, was when kids say things that have some shock value. We were also discussing how sometimes we are just blown away by how growup some of these kids sound, when they are so young. One example of this is when I had a very intellegent 2 year old in my class. He was way ahead of the class in his smarts, and would even bring in articles pertaining to science discoveries and such. Well, it was almost naptime, so I began putting out mats, blankets and sleepy toys. When I got to this particular child's mat, I called him over with a smile on my face and said that I needed for him to come to his mat and plant himself. His response was, "Plant myself? Ms. Annette, I can't plant myself." Then he started to laugh really hard, he then slapped his leg and said, "Ms. Annette, you kill me." LOL! That was 7 years ago and I remember it as if it were today. I laughed so hard because it was just so incredibly odd coming from a young 2 year old.

After sharing this story with my fellow collegue, she had one to top me. She said that she was listening to the kids in her class, when one of them said that one of the other kids was "Stupid." The teacher corrected him and said that this was not a nice word to say and to please not use it anymore. Right after she spoke with this child, another came up to her and said, "Yes, we shouldn't say Stupid because it's a bad word. Another word we shouldn't say is Shit because that's a bad word too." The teacher's mouth dropped. She didn't want to make a big deal of it and responded by saying, "Yes, that's true. That's another bad word we shouldn't use." She just wanted to die laughing but contained herself as best as she could under the circumstances. Of course after hearing this story, I told her that she won-that story topped mine by a long shot. Never a dull moment when you are surrounded by young active minds.

Swing Talk

This past week has been wonderful! I hadn't realized how much I have missed being around little ones every single day. I suppose I took that for granted while I was there. I had the opportunity to visit with my former students and was also able to visit with their parents, who were so thrilled to see me. It's always a great feeling to be missed and appreciated.

The other day, while on the playground, one of the kids (3 yrs of age) was swinging with 3 others. They were all just about in synch with one another, swinging side by side when out of the blue I hear one of the girls shout out, "You're a poopie head!!!" I thought maybe I should let that one slide, but soon it became quite clear that the "poopie" comment quickly spread like a wildfire that had consumed the others swinging along side of her. Next thing I hear was tons of giggles and the following comments- "You're a poo-poo!" "No, you're a poo-poo!" "No, you eat poo-poo", and that's when I had to interject and bring all the "poo-poo" talk to a screeching halt. Although it was over the top, I did have to chuckle at how they all immediately jumped on that poo-poo wagon. It doesn't take much when dealing with 3 yr olds.