March 2022 KAPPAN

Homeroom Humor Only by Reputation

News Flash

Getting sixth graders interested in current events was not easy before the advent of the digital age. I gave an assignment to watch the news one night so we could discuss the world's events in class. The following day, as class was about to begin, I noticed there was a buzz of talking among the boys. I reminded them we were ready to start the day, but the talking continued. With my strict teacher's voice I asked, “What is so important that you are still talking?”

One of the boys piped up, “When you have a vasectomy, do they cut it all off ?” There had been a segment on vasectomies on the news the night before that told much, and the boys were worried. It was hard for me to keep a straight face when I answered.

Mari Page, CA Gamma Mu

I was teaching a lesson about Christopher Columbus and perhaps included a few too many details about his life.

When I mentioned that he had red hair, a student raised his hand and asked, “Did you know him?”

Mary Lou Johnston AZ Theta

Vocabulary Test

When I was reading a story written by one of my third graders, I saw that the student author had written that a snake “slittles.” After trying for the longest time to figure out what she meant, I gave up and asked her. I made a hand motion like a snake moving. She described what she was trying to say in her story. Suddenly it struck me. Slither. She meant slither.

Melissa McKown, TN Chi

And “Nwod”

I was working with special needs kindergarten stu-

dents on opposite words, and I asked a young boy the opposite of “up.” He thought and said, “pu.”

Erin Worthington, TN Chi

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