Teacher Story
Nov. 20th, 2004 06:26 pmI must confess that this is not my story. It happened to a collegue of my principal's some years ago. I heard the story yesterday and laughed until I cried, so I had to share.
The teacher in question was reading a Big Book to her class. These are books designed for use at the carpet, so even the kids at the back can see and participate in the book. The book was called the Big Book of Insects. The teacher got to the part where the book talked about one kind of insect's mating habits.
"It takes half an hour for the male and female to mate," said the teacher.
From the front row, a voice piped up in a contemplative tone. "Shit, it only takes my parents ten minutes," said the little boy.
The teacher swallowed her hysterical laughter and went right on reading. Apparently, the kid in question had every reason to know this little tidbit; he was one of ten kids, so if his parents were ever to get any privacy, everyone in the house knew it.
The teacher in question was reading a Big Book to her class. These are books designed for use at the carpet, so even the kids at the back can see and participate in the book. The book was called the Big Book of Insects. The teacher got to the part where the book talked about one kind of insect's mating habits.
"It takes half an hour for the male and female to mate," said the teacher.
From the front row, a voice piped up in a contemplative tone. "Shit, it only takes my parents ten minutes," said the little boy.
The teacher swallowed her hysterical laughter and went right on reading. Apparently, the kid in question had every reason to know this little tidbit; he was one of ten kids, so if his parents were ever to get any privacy, everyone in the house knew it.