Quotes from my Students

So, I've been in Korea for less than a week and already the children at my Academy have made me laugh with their funny quotes.  It's so much funnier because they are so young (like 4 or 5 years old).   I've decided to keep a blog page about them which I will keep updating as I go along to remind me of the crazy things that come out of their mouths.  Maybe they will make you smile too...

Last Year

Last year, I had some great quotes from my Elementary students, for example in one lesson one of the girls was just sitting there touching my arm.  I was like, 'Rebecca, what are you doing??'  She replied, 'Teacher, your fur is very many.'  !!!  Fur!!????  I'd just like to point out at this moment that I do not have hairy arms. Well, a little bit, not they are defo not 'furry.'  I discovered later that a lot of the children get confused between the terms 'hair' and 'fur' and that she was actually quite amazed by the fact I had blonde hair on my arms as opposed to black, which everyone in Korea has.  James actually had a student start stroking his legs in one class, looking amazed and saying 'gooollllld'.    

I remember once teaching my elementary students on eye colour, and then asking the question about what colour eyes your teacher has.  One girl was like 'Teacher you have blue eyes.'  I replied, 'nope, they are not blue, have a look.'  So she looked in to my eyes and almost immediately let out a high pitched shriek, looked away and covered her face.  It was a bit of a WTF moment!  She then proceed to say whine 'aaahh cat eyes!! Scary cat eyes!!'  (I have a green/grey marble kind of eye colour, just in case you were wondering if I actually have cat eyes. I really don't!)  But this kid was so surprised to see an eye colour which wasn't just a block colour, it genuinely freaked her out.  Haha.  She got over it pretty quickly.


There were so many more, but I didn't bother recording them so I really don't remember what they were.  This year I will try and write them as they happen!

This Year (Feb 2011 onwards, aged 4-7)...

Student:   "Kayleigh Teacher, why is your skin so white?  Do people in England have white skin?"
Me:         "Yes, they do."
Student:  "Oh, it's just I thought it was more peachy."

This one was after I sneezed (I guess I maybe have a strange sounding sneeze):
Student:  (In a shocked voice) "Is that how people sneeze in England??"
Me:   "No, I think I just have a strange sneeze"
Student:  "Like a monkey sneeze!?"

When playing 'I spy'  
Me:  "I spy with my little eye, something beginning with M"
Student A:  "Mouse"
Me:  "I don't see a mouse in here...."
Student B:  (With a Eurika moment, hardly able to sit in his seat) "MONKEY BOY!????"


When putting the students in to teams for a game
Me: "Ok, so what team names do you want?"
Team 1:   Crazy Killers....
Me:    Hmmm...
Team 2:   Malformation
Me:   Whatttttt!?  How do you even know that word!?  No, your team is not allowed to be called 'Malformation.'
Team 2: Ok, 'Team Disabled'?


When asking them, 'What do you want to be when you grow up?'
Student 1 (boy):   A dinosaur doctor..
Student 2 (girl):   A King
Student 3 (boy):  A power Ranger
Student 4 (girl):  A bone doctor


When trying to get a class to remember the word 'shield' ( we were making them in art)
Me:   Ok, here is a hint... it begins with 'ssshhhh....'
Student: (excitedly starts shouting) SHHITTTT SHIIIITTTT SHIIITTTT!!!
Me:  Errrr, no.  Not 'shit'...


First lesson back after Christmas vacation
Me: Did Santa bring you any presents this Christmas?
Student 1:  Yes!!!  I got THREE!!!!  I also left him some candy and I prayed to Santa (he then did some praying motions) to tell him to give some of the candy to the reindeer.
Student 2: I got ONE.
Me: What was it....*excited face*
Student 2: A Scratch.
Me: A scratch??
Student 2: Yes *points to scratch on nose with an annoyed face*.  Santa scratched me.
She then kept insisting that Santa scratched her and that was her present...

Just asking a standard spelling question
Student: Kayleigh Teacher, what is the English word "T-H-O-N-G?"
Me:  Errr....why?  Where did you see that word?
Student: In my house....