Mythical confusion

student: Is this project about real dragons or fake dragons?
me: real dragons.

Dinner Party

"Who's Gusto?"
- second grade response to, "They feasted with gusto."

Name that Tune

"I'm not sure that there's anything worse than someone who is simultaneously:

1) bad, and
2) passionate

about the trumpet."

Artistic Advice

Earnest 4-Year-Old Art Student: "Can I tell you all about paintbrushes?"
Impressed Art Teacher: "Please."
Earnest 4-Year-Old Art Student: "Don't stick paintbrushes up your nose."

Nine Irons

"Yes you do.  They just don't look skinny on you."

- 7th grade girl to Scruff, after he said that he didn't own any "skinny jeans"

Dos chalupas, por favor

Me: "My brother has an interview entirely in Spanish today! Wish him luck!"

Student (in a condescending voice): "Where is he interviewing? Taco Bell?"

70% Chance of Perspiration

"Precipitation is rain, not sweat, right?" 


- 6th grader to his classmate while working on an earth science assignment