Thought I’d share snippets of what my friend sent me today in my mailbox. Enjoy!
Children  Are Quick
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TEACHER:   Maria, go to the map and find North America  .
MARIA:      Here  it  is.
TEACHER:   Correct.  Now class, who discovered America ?
CLASS: Â Â Â Â Â Maria.
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TEACHER:   John, why are you doing your math multiplication on  the floor?
JOHN:      You told  me to do it without using  tables.
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TEACHER:  Glenn, how do you spell  ‘crocodile?’
GLENN: Â Â Â K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L’
TEACHER: Â No, that’s wrong
GLENN:     Maybe it is wrong, but you  asked me how I spell it.
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TEACHER:   Donald, what is the chemical formula for  water?
DONALD: Â Â Â H I J K L M N Â O
TEACHER:   What are you talking  about?
DONALD: Â Â Yesterday you said it’s H to O.
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TEACHER:   Winnie, name one important thing we have  today that we didn’t have  ten years ago.
WINNIE: Â Â Â Â Me!
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TEACHER:   Glen, why do you always get so  dirty?
GLEN: Â Â Â Â Â Well, Â I’m a lot closer to the ground than you are.
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TEACHER:    Millie, give me a sentence starting with  ‘ I.’
MILLIE: Â Â Â Â Â I Â is..
TEACHER: Â Â Â No, Millie….. Always say, ‘I Â am.’
MILLIE:      All right…  ‘I am the ninth letter of the  alphabet.’
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TEACHER:   George Washington not only chopped down his  father’s cherry tree, but also admitted it.  Now, Louie, do  you know why his father didn’t punish  him?
LOUIS:       Because  George still had the axe in his  hand….
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TEACHER:   Now, Simon , tell me frankly, do you say  prayers before eating?
SIMON:      No sir, I don’t  have to, my Mum is a good cook.
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TEACHER:    Clyde , your composition on  ‘My Dog’ is exactly the same as your brother’s.. Did you copy  his?
CLYDE  :      No, sir.. It’s  the same dog.
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TEACHER:   Harold, what do you call a person who keeps on  talking when people are no longer  interested?
HAROLD: Â Â Â A Â teacher
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