I love my job

I decided I really can't wait until I have a whole pile of stories to post, because then I forget a bunch of them. Here are the latest:

1. Jimmy came up to me and said, "Mrs. Webb, I shot a parrot!" Well, he instantly had my attention. "Really, Jimmy? A parrot? Why don't you tell me about that?" He said, "Well, I was squirrel hunting behind my house. My neighbor lets her parrot fly outside sometimes, and it landed in a tree. There was also a squirrel in that tree, and I really really really meant to hit the squirrel, but I missed and hit the parrot." In response to my alarmed face, he clarified, "It didn't die!! I just hit its wing with one of the BB's. It is kinda gimpy now, though." I congratulated him on being the only person I have ever met in my entire life who has shot a parrot. I know a lot of hunters too, so that is saying something.

2. Charlie came up to me and said, "Mrs. Webb, I like Christmas all except for one thing." I asked him what that was, and he said, "No more school, which means no YOU!" Awwww...brownie points. That kid is SO getting an A. ;-)

3. In teaching a lesson about the Supreme Court, I used the example of Brown vs. Board of Education to explain what types of cases would make it all the way to the Supreme Court. I explained how, back in the day, students with different skin colors had to go to different schools. People back then thought this was unfair, so the issue went all the way to the Supreme Court. One student, Trevon, raised his hand and said, "What about mixed race children like me? Which school would I go to?" I thought about it and said, "Actually...you probably wouldn't exist since mixed race couples were a major no-no. You would have been a high scandal. And if you did exist, you probably would have been homeschooled since no schools would want you. Good thing we have the Supreme Court, huh?" We all agreed that this is a good thing.

4. If you recall from a previous post, I have a student who is convinced that Rex is a dog because "Rex is not a person name!" Well, Rex volunteered (erm, I volunteered him) to help out with our Thanksgiving feast today. The student ran up to him and said, "Are you Mr. Webb?!?" Rex said yes, and I gloated, "HA! See!?! He IS a person! I have proof now!!!" Rex turned to the student and whispered conspiratorially, "Unless, of course, I am actually a dog, but I am a magic dog who likes to change into human form when Mrs. Webb takes me out in public." THANKS A LOT, REX!!!! I thought I was finally done trying to prove the humanity of my husband...but I guess I was wrong.

Can you BELIEVE people get paid to do this every day?!?!? Teaching is the best. I bet you wish you were an Ed major.