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They say a teacher asks a billion questions a day (rough estimate), so the law of averages suggests they’ll get a few right here and there. But it also means that every so often your professionalism and ability not to laugh out loud will be pushed to the limits with answers that come from the outer limits of left field.
Hands up if this is familiar:
Bless them. It’s all part of the naivety of youth. They are here to learn after all, and we learn a lot from our mistakes, no matter how bizarrely off-base they are.
So, what are some of the strangest, funniest, cutest and most incredible things your students have ever come up with? Add them to our Twitter or Facebook posts and we’ll add the best to this article.
Here’s a selection to start you off:
Student: Ms. O'Connor, why're you always smiling? You're a good actor; you can't be that happy. #thingsstudentssay— Betta (@CopperCurls) December 9, 2016
Student: Ms. O'Connor, why're you always smiling? You're a good actor; you can't be that happy. #thingsstudentssay
"This chair is cold and unfortunate." #ThingsStudentsSay— Travis Ritchie (@travasaurus) November 16, 2016
"This chair is cold and unfortunate." #ThingsStudentsSay
Trump only won because Mexico voted for him #thingsstudentssay— Jevinandthecore4 (@jevinnthecore4) November 14, 2016
Trump only won because Mexico voted for him #thingsstudentssay
personal favorite today.. #thingsstudentssay u cannot see a full moon. Teacher Galileo is rolling in grave…cause he couldn't see the moon pic.twitter.com/AQREid6qaC— C Garreau-Jones (@galturtle12) December 21, 2016
personal favorite today.. #thingsstudentssay u cannot see a full moon. Teacher Galileo is rolling in grave…cause he couldn't see the moon pic.twitter.com/AQREid6qaC
#thingsstudentssay the sun why is it there. It doesn't do anything…. SMH— C Garreau-Jones (@galturtle12) December 16, 2016
#thingsstudentssay the sun why is it there. It doesn't do anything…. SMH
Student: Ms. O'Connor, you should ask for an Xbox 1 for Christmas. Me: Why?Student: so you can play video games with me#thingsstudentssay— Betta (@CopperCurls) December 22, 2016
Student: Ms. O'Connor, you should ask for an Xbox 1 for Christmas. Me: Why?Student: so you can play video games with me#thingsstudentssay
"Ah, French: the Spanish of France." #ThingsStudentsSay— Travis Ritchie (@travasaurus) November 3, 2016
"Ah, French: the Spanish of France." #ThingsStudentsSay
"Isn't moral code that thing you type on to send messages and it goes beep boop beep boop." #thingsstudentssay— Hunter Millican (@Coach_Millican) November 2, 2016
"Isn't moral code that thing you type on to send messages and it goes beep boop beep boop." #thingsstudentssay
"Ms. S, what do you do all day on the weekends when you're not correcting?" #thingsstudentssay #teacherlife— Ms. S (@bogartdog76) October 13, 2016
"Ms. S, what do you do all day on the weekends when you're not correcting?" #thingsstudentssay #teacherlife
No thank you! #TeacherProblems #BoostTorbay #TeacherHumour #Torbay #Teachers @MumsnetExeter @MumsnetDevon pic.twitter.com/7ZmupKtxSl— Riviera Tuition (@RivieraTuition) October 5, 2016
No thank you! #TeacherProblems #BoostTorbay #TeacherHumour #Torbay #Teachers @MumsnetExeter @MumsnetDevon pic.twitter.com/7ZmupKtxSl
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