7/4/09

wait a minute.....



My first year in kindergarten I had a little boy in my class who was very bright, and very precocious. At the beginning of the year I give them all kindergarten screenings, and determine who knows their letters, letter sounds, and possibly some words.

Well, Jack whizzed through the letters/ letter sounds, etc. He was obviously far above the other students with his skill level, and anxious to move on to harder things.

I pulled out one of my phonics books, and showed him pictures while asking him to tell me the beginning sound of the picture. Things were going along nicely until we came to a picture of something bizarre, like an old fashioned phone or something.

He looked at it wide-eyed and then looked at me. “What the hell is THAT?”, he asked.

I looked at him, my eyes and mouth WIDE OPEN! “Did you say what I THINK you just said?”

“Yep.” He replied. And he sat there looking at me with his legs and arms crossed waiting for my reply.

“Well. Um. Let’s not say that again in school, okay?”

“Oh, all right. Next picture.”


Frankly, I think he was a plant as part of my kindergarten initiation. Worked well, I must say.

43 comments:

Desert Songbird said...

OMG - I'm first! I think he's a 40yo midget. Just a guess...

Fragrant Liar said...

Aw, and he was so proud! Isn't that sweet.

Vivienne @ the V Spot said...

That is hysterical! The things these smarty-pants pick up on! My 5 year old just "threw" his K assessment because they wouldn't let him on the internet. He pretended not to know ANYTHING when asked. He also has taught children on the playground that the are supposed to say "WhatThe..?!" when some one startles them. I think the K teachers will be pulling straws to see who HAS to take him. ugh.

Slacker said...

lol it seems like you keep getting students that know things they shouldn't. oh well. what can you do?

Anonymous said...

LOL! You have all these students smart in areas they probably shouldn't be smart in...I think to have you job would be to live your life in a sea of little commedains. I would love it! (if I had patience for everything that's not so funny).

SkylersDad said...

Well? What the hell WAS it?

Or is that not the point...

Pop and Ice said...

That's why school districts need better funding - so that the materials they use aren't so out of date! After all, you can't expect Kindergartners to watch old Doris Day movies to know how it was *back in the day*!

♥ Braja said...

I saw him in the latest Bond film...

Congrats on breaking 900 Ms Vodka :)

Lola said...

He said it so matter of fact, "Oh, all right. Next picture." lol!

Hope you have a happy and safe 4th of July.

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Michel said...

Love that! But seriously? Why are you showing him pics of dead technology. Show him an iPhone and he'd have it.

He's right you know, what the HELL IS THAT!?

kids are so wise.

flutter said...

*snort*

Lee Ryan said...

At least you didn't say:

"Watch your F-ing mouth kid!"

WeaselMomma said...

Sounds like he was the head of the class in vocabulary too.

Debbie said...

He sounds perfect for you! Isn't it great when a teacher and student can just click like that?

tracey.becker1@gmail.com said...

Oh, it could have been soooo much worse!

mommakin said...

I love kids swearing stories... and old people, too. I love old people swearing stories.

I remember a parent conference when I was teaching first grade. I had a kid who was pretty comfortable with bad language and when I gently brought it up at the parent conference, the dad pounded the table and said, "Dammit! That boy's got to stop f'ing around!"

Yeah. We'll work on that...

Unknown said...

I'm totally with Michel on this; show him an iPod.

Anonymous said...

Lol, I can't say that I could blame him.... my son was really confused when he saw a phone booth. He was like, "why?".

Craig Glenn said...

I love their honesty. LOL Nice post VM.

I just hit 15 followers, so you and Braja should look out!

Craig

Coco said...

Think about it. These kids will not know what a record or record player, a typewriter, cassette tapes, 8-tracks, vhs tapes and other things are.

They won't know what life is like without 300 chanels on tv, cable, computers, cd's, microwaves. I remember when we got our first color TV. I was 9.

Geez. I am sounding like a very old fart.

Smart Mouth Broad said...

Gotta give him credit for testing you while you were testing him. LOL

The Mother said...

I am NEVER surprised by the words coming out of a child's mouth.

A few months in an ER, and you won't be, either.

Anonymous said...

I think that kid was me. (snicker).

As a kid, I enjoyed testing adults' patience.

The Nice One said...

Yea, my precious little girl uttered, "What the F---" yesterday. Clearly she's been spending waaaaay too much time with Grandpa and her Uncle on the fishing boat. Thankfully I have a few months of time without them around for me to get her back on track before school.

Liz Mays said...

That kid's goin' places. I can tell.

Melissa B. said...

Yeah, ol' Jack knew his letters all right, and probably a few other things, too. Have you ever read Mr. Teacher's post about the 3rd grader who could pole dance? I think y'all should team up...Have the Happiest of 4ths!

Suzy said...

Kids learn swear words at home and from other kids. Then they grow up and use them and hopefully forget who taught them how to do it.

Ice Queen said...

Funny...I look at some of those pictures and think the same thing.

I guess old habits die hard.

Anonymous said...

I cringe inside every time I hear one of my kids say stuff like that. And it gets worse every year.

Angie Ledbetter said...

Did ya get him a t-shirt that said, "Here Comes Trouble"? :)

Happy Fourth, ya nut!

Scary Mommy said...

That is so going to happen to my children. Crap. I don't know how you keep a straight face, like, ever.

Beth said...

I love that he didn't back down or make any excuses. You gotta admire that in a boy.

Boozy Tooth said...

VM - forgive me for not responding sooner to your email last week... about hooking up while you are visiting your sister in Daytona Beach next month. I've been on vacation and in a place that has no cell signal and only iffy wi-fi service at the condo.

But YES! I will drive to Daytona to meet you. I will crawl on hands and knees. Only thing is... I am flying to NY that same week and only have August 7th in common with your Florida presence. Will that date be at all possible for you? Think it over and let me know.

Julie D said...

Is it possible to get punked by small children?

DKC said...

I cringe to think of what my kid says at school!

laughingwolf said...

so, what the hell WAS it? :O lol

Zip n Tizzy said...

T was trumped by a typewritter and a fold out map.
This morning I heard him call his brother a doo-doo. If that's the worst he can come up with I think we're safe.

Anonymous said...

A friends grandson was told when he "signed up" for something, such as soccer, you were committed. After his first day of kinderg. he told the teacher he wouldn't be coming back, she said, "Oh you have to." and of course he said, "Who the hell signed me up for this?"
My son is 30 now but when he was in kinderg. he said he'd rather go to the slammer than back to that place.

Kris said...

This will be my kid! But she wouldn't curse. At 3 she tells me "mom you're not suppose to say shit; it's not a nice word"

She's to smart for her own good...

Joanie said...

definitely a little person in disguise.

Unknown said...

That is so my son!

Magpie said...

I see that the Japanese spammer got here before I did.

All that scrolling and I forgot what I was going to say...

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