I can't believe what a student just said!!!!!

[Sonya]

She wanted to know what the "ba ba ba ba ba" sound was on the phone and why her friend wouldn't answer. I had to tell her that was a busy signal. Some of the other kids didn't know either!

 

[mickeyboat]

Thanks for the laugh. That is really funny!

 

[Eeyore'sthebest]

Gotta love technology! And I can't believe there is someone out there without call waiting. The horror!!!

 

[Jennasis]

Kids say the darndest things eh?

On a side note...are you DISing at school while the kids are there and you're teaching??

 

[jfoofj]

I can't remember the last time I called someone and got the busy signal... I thought call waiting was just sort of a given now. Half the people I know don't even have landlines anymore.... I wish I could get rid of mine but then DS would want a cell phone and that isn't happening yet.

 

[AprilShowers]

That's a good one!
Can I share one? My DDs thought it was cool that DNiece's car windows cranked down with a handle! You didn't need to push a button, OR turn on the car!!

 

[laurie31]

We don't have call waiting. My DH can't STAND it. We don't get enough calls for it to matter anyway (I don't think - lol).

Of course, the way DD11 has taken to talking on the phone lately, maybe we should consider it.

 

[KAMKIM]

Kids say the darndest things eh?

On a side note...are you DISing at school while the kids are there and you're teaching??

Maybe school doesn't start until later?

 

[Sonya]

Kids say the darndest things eh?

On a side note...are you DISing at school while the kids are there and you're teaching??

The kids are watching a movie and I took a break from entering grades to post what she asked.

That's a good one!
Can I share one? My DDs thought it was cool that DNiece's car windows cranked down with a handle! You didn't need to push a button, OR turn on the car!!

That happened to me too, my best friend's DD.

We don't have call waiting, we don't get that many calls!

 

[Jennasis]

Maybe school doesn't start until later?

I dunno...hope so. Maybe she isn't a teacher but works in the school?

I was teaching a group of kids about horses once (all 7/8 year olds) and was talking about the color of a particular horse. Well the horse proceeds to drop his manhood out for all the kids to see (he was just relaxin') and the gasp from the group practically sucked the oxygen out of the barn. One little girl exclaims "what's THAT??"...to which her friend rolls her eyes and says "Duh. That's where the baby comes out."

 

[laurie31]

I dunno...hope so. Maybe she isn't a teacher but works in the school?

I was teaching a group of kids about horses once (all 7/8 year olds) and was talking about the color of a particular horse. Well the horse proceeds to drop his manhood out for all the kids to see (he was just relaxin') and the gasp from the group practically sucked the oxygen out of the barn. One little girl exclaims "what's THAT??"...to which her friend rolls her eyes and says "Duh. That's where the baby comes out."

Wouldn't THAT be a sight to see!!

(and I'm sure if that were actually how it worked, there wouldn't be very many babies born! Not from humans, anyway! )


As for the OP, I know DD's teacher reads her (work) email and posts grades while the kids are doing bookwork, so I'm sure if the OP was doing the same it was easy to open a new window and do a quickie post here.

 

[KAMKIM]

I dunno...hope so. Maybe she isn't a teacher but works in the school?

I was teaching a group of kids about horses once (all 7/8 year olds) and was talking about the color of a particular horse. Well the horse proceeds to drop his manhood out for all the kids to see (he was just relaxin') and the gasp from the group practically sucked the oxygen out of the barn. One little girl exclaims "what's THAT??"...to which her friend rolls her eyes and says "Duh. That's where the baby comes out."

 

[KAMKIM]

My kids saw a payphone for the first time in their lives this summer. They were amazed you had to put money into it, and even more excited that it came with a cord!

 

[chisnpeke]

Kids say the darndest things eh?

On a side note...are you DISing at school while the kids are there and you're teaching??

My teachers in high school would browse the internet while we were watching movies, doing assignments, or had any extra time. Later on in my senior year they were not allowed to go to any website they wanted and had to stick to ones that had to do with what we were learning.

 

[golfgal]

I dunno...hope so. Maybe she isn't a teacher but works in the school?

I was teaching a group of kids about horses once (all 7/8 year olds) and was talking about the color of a particular horse. Well the horse proceeds to drop his manhood out for all the kids to see (he was just relaxin') and the gasp from the group practically sucked the oxygen out of the barn. One little girl exclaims "what's THAT??"...to which her friend rolls her eyes and says "Duh. That's where the baby comes out."

We were at the zoo when DS17 was about 3 and we were at the rhinoceros exhibit and the male rhino was well, "relaxing" as you say, DS looked at him and yelled, "Mommy, he has 5 legs" . Everyone around us just cracked up.

 

[jfoofj]

Kids say the darndest things eh?

On a side note...are you DISing at school while the kids are there and you're teaching??

My DS's teacher responds to emails I've sent to her during school hours.... I think it is great, so much easier than waiting around for a phone call or a note home that typically gets lost in a backpack.

My good friend teaches 5th grade and I know she has a computer at her desk and she has responded to an email from me during school hours (and even an Evite so I know she goes online). I don't see any problem with teachers going online at work more than anyone else in any job where they have a computer and they can go online at work... as long as it doesn't interfere with them doing their job it is fine. Everyone takes a "watercooler" moment throught the day at some point. Teachers often have that quiet time while the kids are at their specials (art/gym/library/health/computers/lunch/recess) or when the kids are doing an assignment. I'm sure the school monitors computer usage (I work in a hospital and I KNOW our usage is monitored because people have been written up for excessive internet usage) and if it was a problem, I'm sure it would be dealt with.

 

[DISshopkeeper]

I was telling a twenty-one year old at work where to find the linens we needed. She tried to find them 3 times and finally asked me....

What's a radiator?

 

[Liberty Belle]

While at parent orientation this year at my son's high school, we were in his German class and the teacher pointed to the analog clock on the wall and said he purposefully keeps that up there instead of a digital clock because many of his students can't tell time!

I said, "Wow." or something expressing my amazement. Three students attended with their parents and the teacher then asked one of the girls if she could tell time and she said no! I was embarrassed about putting my foot in my mouth, but my goodness!

I remember during an ice storm when my son was 9 or 10, we plugged in an old rotary dial phone because we didn't have electricity, but the phone lines were working. My son went to call his grandmother and came back frustrated saying, "Forget it. That thing is too complicated!"

 

[castleview]

My kids think stamps are stickers. It's a major argument when I tell them they are expensive and need to be left alone.

 

[castleview]

While at parent orientation this year at my son's high school, we were in his German class and the teacher pointed to the analog clock on the wall and said he purposefully keeps that up there instead of a digital clock because many of his students can't tell time!

"

My parents kept the display on our new microwave covered because my sister wasn't telling time - that was in 1981!

Whenever I have to work the concession stand at my kids' games, I'm usually working the cash box because I'm the only one who can count back change. And that's among adults my age!