You thought the trade embargo was bad . . .

"Send it to Cuba."

- 6th grader's response when I posed the question: "What should we do with all the nuclear waste?" in the midst of a discussion about the pros and cons of nuclear power

Huh?

"I have no idea what that means."

- 8th grader, after I encouraged him to figure out an algebra problem by saying, "Don't miss the forest for the trees."

Deferred Flirtation

"I can't wait for that day!" - 7th grade boy, after I told a story about doing something silly in high school because I liked a girl, then concluded the story by saying, "Don't laugh, boys. You too will do something silly for a girl one day."

Calamari

"Oh wait, isn't it those little octopus legs that you eat?" - 6th grader, when I used the word "caveat" then stopped to ask the class if anyone knew what a "caveat" was