Quote of the Week #4

On the last day of each month I have “class meetings” with my kiddos. It’s basically a 15 minute exercise where they tell me things I can do to make the class more enjoyable for them and then they brainstorm ways in which they can make class more enjoyable for me. They love having some input in things and it also gives me feedback on how I’m doing. To start each class meeting we always draw 2 names and then go around the room and everyone (including me) has to say something nice about those 2 people. It was my turn and I proceeded to explain that I liked how this one girl wasn’t afraid to be herself, was a lovely individual and very unique. A boy in front looked shocked and then blurted out, “Mease! Isn’t that a man with his balls chopped off?”

At this point I pretty much lost it. Ha! He had thought I said “eunuch”. After about 15 seconds of giggling. I went to the board. English lesson for the day: unique does not mean eunuch.