As hard as my job can be some days and as much as I can complain about it, there are some things that I love. One of those things is the great things kids have to say. As many of you know the things that come out of their mouths are priceless and down right hilarious!
As part of my job I am on recess duty in charge of the Kindergarten and 1st graders. Their playground area is covered with little tire chips instead of wood chips that of course the kids find absolutely irresistible to pick up and throw at each other. I'm constantly having to tell one child or another to, "put the tires down!"
Well the funny part of this story is that this happened on Friday and when I called the child over to question him this is how it went:
"So, were you throwing tires?"
Silence, which is as good a confession as any but I continued.
"Were you throwing tires?"
Another pause
"Not with my hands!"
Quizzical look
(By now the answer is completely clear but trying to keep a straight face and tired again.)
"O-kay?! Did you throw tires?"
"Well, I didn't want to!"
Again
"But did you throw tires?"
Sigh
"Yeah"
Sometimes being the mean teacher has it's perks. If I had just let it go and not talked to him about it I would never get to hear the great excuses. Maybe next time someone gets after me I will just look at them all innocent and say,
"Well, I didn't want to."
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