Imagine a class of 18 spectacular human beings. The boys use their brain breaks to play tag and still love Spiderman. The girls work hard, support each other, and are incredibly mature. Overall, they're a group of kids that are still, well, kids. They work hard, laugh often, and ask great questions. Sometimes, however, these questions start off innocent, and then spiral wildly out of control. But, this is middle school, and this shit just happens.
While the kids were cutting up some papers, and one of my super smart, uber-mature, girls who I shall refer to as Kelsey, suddenly said....
"Miss J, what's a dildo?
Oh sweet Jesus.
But without a beat, the conversation took off. Racehorses out of the gates, Pandora's box overflowing. It couldn't be stopped.
Smidgen: Oh, I know what that is.
Pixel: Wait, you don't know what PMS is, but you know what a.... you know... is? That's screwed up.
Kelsey: What is it?!?!
Me: You know... let's maybe not say that word out loud.
Pixel: You should just tell her. All the girls are daring each other to scream it at school. Besides, it's better you tell her than she look it up on google at school. That's what Jeni did.
Seriously?
Once again....welcome to middle school!
10 comments:
Wow.
Must have been easier teaching before the kids had google. Just be grateful they haven't yet discovered urban dictionary. That one kept my (then) 14 yr old busy for weeks! Fortunately, he was willing to talk to me about some of what he read.
Oh, and I can relate. I had to teach two teenagers the meaning of the phrase "teabag".
Ha! Yeah, I had a kid a few years ago who was sitting at the end of the table, calmly telling another boy how he was gonna teabag his mom. I sat there and let him talk for a while until all the kids were dying from holding in their laughter. And then, it was down to the VPs office for him! I think his apology letter is somewhere on the blog-- one of the funniest things I've ever read.
some experience i say :)
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