I have taught in a lot of places and taught many different ages. But one of the most fun places ws in our church preschool. We attended a large church just outside of Dallas in Plano, Texas. I taught the 3 year olds. We had a small room with an even smaller bathroom. So before we went outside every day, we all took turns in the bathroom. A little girl named Lisa went first. She didn't close the door all the way because, let's face it, getting your pants down when you are 3 is enough of an adventure! So when Timmy came up to stand by the door to take his turn, he glanced in, turned to me and said,"Lisa's a gril (yes, spelled phonetically) isn't she." "Yes", I said. "You want to know how I know?" "NO!" I thought to myself but said, "yes", like the teacher I am. "Well," he said, "I can tell because a alligator has bitten her penis off." So there it was. The answer to that all important question of just how DID God make girls. It is in times like that that all teachers are challenged not only to keep a straight face but to provide some sort of intelligent comment as to the true depth of the child's knowledge and affirm his information. I could do neither. I did, however, with great glee, confront Timmy's dad with this fact that was a new revelation to me. We laughed till we cried. Every time I saw him in church after that I just smiled and nodded. I would love to see Timmy today. He would be about 29. I would love to tell him that story!
Saturday, May 17, 2008
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3 comments:
First and foremost...I'M SO PROUD OF YOU!!! This is so great and I think you'll be a hit.
Second....penis penis penis penis. Tee hee hee, I just said penis on my mom's blog.
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Heather, you are killing me.
Yeah for Heather's mom! You have a winner idea with the book. This blog could lead to great things, my dear, great things.
Teachers have the best stories. This one, especially, was hilarious, and I am now telling my daughters to stay away from alligators and/or crocodiles.
My best friend's mom taught kindergarten for years. Her all-time favorite story goes like this: She'd been teaching her kids not to say "can't." She wanted them to be positive and such. One day during art a child said, "Mrs. Raburn, I can't do this!" So Jackie stops class and says, "Students...what has Mrs. Raburn taught y'all this week? What is the word that we will never say in this class?" One child raised her hand and said, "I know, I know...bullshit!" Of course Jackie had to leave the room because she was laughing so hard. Then her students learned yet another word that was not to be said in Mrs. Raburn's class. (Forgive the profanity--but it was the necessary part in the story!)
There you go! Can't wait to read more of yours.
p.s. Heather said "penis" on her mom's blog. Awesome!
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