New York is Wack

My students say funny things sometimes. (Some of which I cannot laugh about until my face is hidden!) One of my favorite phrases used is the phrase they use to talk about things that aren't right. The other day while we were researching New York facts, I hear a student call out in the middle of his research, "New York is Wack!" I'm still unsure what made NY so Wack, but it makes me laugh that he thought so.

Today, another student was talking about how something was "mad hard." I informed him if he tried, it was actually "mad easy" (I know, I'm that lame teacher, but I get a kick out of it.) He was shocked that I'd use those words!

Speaking of talking and words, are kids are expected to use appropriate language in our classroom. They slip, more often than I'd like to hear, but it's probably heard and said more than I'd like to know outside of our classroom walls. Ms. B and I are both encouraging to our students to pick different words to express when they speak. Yet, again, it's challenging to have expectations for our students, when other adults come into our classroom not setting an example for our kids.

One of our specials' teachers (cluster teacher, if you must) came in this afternoon. The second sentence (I kid you not) out of her mouth was her yelling at how "pissed off" she was at the kids. Our little blurter (who drives us NUTS all day long) made us proud and asked out loud what everyone else was thinking in their minds, "Why are you pissed off? We haven't even done anything." Of course her time with our little charms was horrible, but they were just living up to her expectations. They were definitely successful, because, at the end of her period, she left the class pissed off for sure! (Not that I condone their disrespectful behavior, but I can see how the kids have a hard time respecting her when she comes in rude from the start.)