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Anecdote time!



Ivona
Serbia

Anecdote time!
 
I was teaching body parts to 6-year-olds.

ME: Say "Mouth."
SS: "Mout."
ME: "No, no, no. MouTH."
SS: "Mouse."
ME: "No, no, no. Look! Put your tongue between your teeth and say �TH� Tongue "
(While the others were trying and being more or less successful, Anastasija wasn�t doing anything.)
ME: Come on, Anastasija. Try it.
SS: I can�t, Miss Ivona. Unhappy I don�t have any teeth.

She gave me a toothless grin. The poor little girl had lost her milk teeth. Smile

2 Feb 2009      





Ivona
Serbia

Correction: The poor little girl had lost her milk teeth ... and could not put her tongue �between her teeth� as instructed. 

2 Feb 2009     



ignis.fatuus
Poland

...poor little thing :)

2 Feb 2009     



soleole
Uruguay

awww how cute!

2 Feb 2009     



HARIM
Morocco

 

Teacher :"If there are 5 birds sitting on a fence and you shoot one of them, how many will be left?"
Little Johnny:"None, they�ll all fly away with the first gunshot."
Teacher: "NOOOOO!The correct answer is 4, but I like your thinking."
Little Johnny :"I have a question for YOU. There are three women sitting on a bench. Which one is married:the young,the old or the middle aged?"
Teacher:"Well I suppose the middle aged."
Little Johnny:"NOOOOO!The correct answer is the one with the wedding ring on... but I like your thinking."

How many little Johns are there in your classes?

2 Feb 2009