And some of the best stories come from middle and high school classrooms. That's why several secondary bloggers are linking up this week to share some of our funniest classroom moments with you!
I have created a top 10 list of my classroom “jenius” moments, so here goes:
10. Once, when my 10th grade world history class was studying
the Reformation, one of my students asked me, “Who was that guy who posted the
95 feces?”
9. One of my 11th grade U.S. history students said during
the 2008 presidential elections, “Barack Obama can’t be president—he was born
in Hawaii, not the U.S.”
8. I accidentally told a group of 8th grade English
students, as an example of hyperbole, “I’m so hungry, I could eat a whore.” Oops…meant
to say horse. The class was lost for the rest of the block.
7. A student vomited all over his desk at 8:30 AM—I felt horrible for
him, until I discovered he had had copious amounts of vodka and orange juice
for breakfast.
6. A student asked, “Ms. Cleary, when will we ever use this in life?”
while I was reviewing proper hand-washing techniques to prevent the spread of
flu.
5. I busted a student cheating on a quiz, and he responded, “Don’t you
want me to get a good grade?”
4. Over the years, students have laughed every time our vocabulary word
has been “assassin,” “Shiite,” or “Hellenistic”—every. time.
3. I still can’t draw the U.S. Southeast on the board without it
looking inappropriate. Giggles fly around the classroom. Never again, I always
think.
2. One of my seniors came back from the restroom, after turning in two freshmen
for throwing toilet paper all around the boys’ room. I was so proud of him
because he had chastised them, saying, “You need to respect your school, man.”
A while later one of the principals came to get him. The freshmen had retaliated by informing the administrator that my student had been in the boy’s room
vaping. They got detention—my senior was suspended.
And the number 1 “jenius” moment in my career thus far….
1.
A student at our rival high school got in-school-suspension.
He emailed a bomb threat from his own account to get out of it—the school is
pressing charges.
What are your funniest teaching moments? Leave a comment below to let
me know! And don’t forget to check out the fantastically funny stories from the
amazing teachers linked up here!
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ELA Buffet Desktop Learning Adventures |
Jenius! These are great! At least the one kid got his daily dose of vitamin C for a little bit. :P #8 is pretty darned funny, as well! That should fall under the category of "Was my face red..."
ReplyDeletePam
Desktop Learning Adventures
Oh Leah, these are a riot! "When will we use this in life?" Oh my gosh. We may be in trouble when these kids run the world! Thanks for the laughs!
ReplyDeleteDarlene
ELABuffet
One day you will have to publish that journal! Of course everyone but the teachers will think they must be fiction! :)
ReplyDelete-Lisa
Mrs. Spangler in the Middle
My favorite is #5. Yes I want you to get a good grade, but copying off someone else is just getting their good grade. Keeping a journal of these moments is a great idea!
ReplyDeleteBrynn Allison
The Literary Maven