mrs. kwanzaa

Funny kid quotes! I borrowed these from some of my old Xanga entries. These all came from my teaching days at Jackson Road. ESOL kids are the funniest!

Me: Hi, Jocelin! (first grader)
J: Hi!
Me: Do you know who I am?
J: Yeah, you're the ESOL teacher.
Me: Yep! Do you know my name?
J: Uh-huh.
Me: What's my name?
J: You're Mrs. Kwanzaa!

Cheick-Oumar: How come all teachers have the same first name?
Me: What do you mean?
C-O: Why is everyone's first name "Ms."?
Me: Well, that's just a respectful way to talk to adults.
C-O: ??
Me: When you get older, people will call you Mr. Toure.
C-O: ?? But my name is Cheick-Oumar!

Cheick-Oumar: Ms. Kwon, do teachers sleep at school?
Me: No, we go home and sleep.

Me: Needs are things that are important for people to live. What are some needs that people have?
Kid 1: Food!
Kid 2: Water!
Kid 3: Jesus!