Life vs. Death

Classic.

7th grade student: Mr. H, did you know that every President that isn't alive today has died?

Mr. H: Yes?

Origins

While talking about slavery, the question of where the term "African-American" came from was asked. After explaining the answer, this was asked by a brilliant 7th grader:

7th Grader: Mr. H, where do Caucasians come from? Caucasia?

The Complexities of Religion

Another story from Mr. Poop:

Mr. Poop: What is the goal of Buddhism?

7th Grade Student: To get to Nevada!

Mr. Poop: Nirvana?

The Afterlife

Another gem from Mr. Poop:


7th Grade Student: Mr. Poop, did you know some people don't believe in H-A-L?

Me: I'm sorry?

Student: You know like when you die. You can either go to Heaven or H-A-L.

Wow.

You've Got to Play it Safe Around Electricity

This little ditty is a product of Mr. Poop's classroom:

7th Grade Student: Mr. Poop, if I plug an extension cord into itself, will it power its own self?

Mr. Poop: Yeah, why don't you try that one at home...


This story occurred in my class yesterday:

7th Grade Student: Mr. H, your markers are cricket.

Mr. H: What?

7th Grade Student: They're cricket.

Mr. H: Crooked?

7th Grade Student: Yeah. (Dejected)

Parts is Parts

This wonderful story was told to me by...Mrs. Tulip.

Mrs. Tulip was talking about another teacher's son having his appendix taken out. A student overheard this and said:

7th grade student: Why would you have your appendix taken out?

Mrs. Tulip: Well, it can cause problems with your stomach.

7th Grade Student: Oh, I thought your appendix was your pointer finger.

El Presidente

We were talking about the executive branch when this nugget occurred:

Mr. H: President Obama is our 44th president.

7th Grader: Mr. H, why do we have 50 states, but we've only had 44 presidents?

Mr. H: What? I don't know what you're saying.

7th Grader: I mean, doesn't every state have a president?