Oh Fridays

Yes so this week is a double S**T my Student's Say.  I know this is all I blog about, but I have another one coming that has NOTHING to do with school! I just have to share this because this is why I love my Job! 

Today was Map day, and I LOVE Map day because I get to teach them so much!  I get the best quotes on this day too, because 9th graders have NO CLUE where anything in the World is.  Where was "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego" when they were growing up?  That game taught me all about the globe and Geography. 

Today's best Map Quote (I actually had this same conversations 3 times in 3 different classes)

Student "Where is the Vatican City?"
Me "Hint: It's where the Pope lives"
....about 3 mins. pass by....
Student "Would the Pope by any chance live in Germany?"
Me "Not quite, think ROMAN (emphasis on Roman) Catholic  Church"
Student "Romania?"
Me "Nope"
Student "Rome?"
Me "YUP"
Student "Where is Rome?"
Me "In the Country shaped like a boot"
....3 more mins go by....
Student "Italy!"

I do realize it would be a lot easier and more time consuming if I just told them the answer, but where is the learning in that!  

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Ok, so this next scene actually made my heart melt.  I have one class that is just so AMAZING!  They all sit quietly and do what they are supposed to do without complaint.  They used to give me a headache, but now, things have really changed in there.  So, as a reward, I put on some music and they get to work on their maps.  Today, I played my 'Chill' playlist, because that does not get them rowdy.  Well, as I am sitting in a desk with them working on MY map, the boy next to me starts giving scenereos to every song.  Here is one of my favorites:

In response to "Beautiful Disaster" by John McLaughlin

"I feel like I should be white, driving around New York in my Prius, looking for my girlfriend"  

I do NOT know how he got that from this song, but we all just sat and laughed. 


After this song, another song came on and we all asked him what he thought. 

his response 

"I feel like I should be dancing with a Pretty girl right now", so he got up and asked my Special Ed girl to dance.  They danced in the middle of my room for the whole song.  It made my heart just MELT away!