When you work with little kids, you are bound to hear some pretty interesting things. But when you work with kids who have only a small grasp on the English language, interesting things are the norm. These children say the funnies things sometimes, I am going to share some of my favorite quotes from the children. If you want to get the full effect you need to imagine them being said in heavy little Hispanic accents.
-We came back to school today after a weeks vacation. Luis Angel went to San Francisco so we were asking him what he ate there because we have been missing American food. We asked him if he had a hamburger and he said yes. Then we asked him if he liked it...
"No Teacher, I didn't like it. I went to the bathroom... It was a very ugly activity".
-The school we teach at has a soccer team, and four of our boys play on the team. They had a game one day so we went with one of the boy's mom and little sister (who we also teach). While we were at the game, they were trying to teach us the school cheer, but it was very quickly sung in Spanish so all we were able to imitate was "Ra, Ra, Ra". The little girl we were with (who is my favorite child) looks over at us and says...
"Maybe if you sang better they would actually win".
-This next exchange might be one of my favorite conversations ever. The kids were at recess and we were just about to start class. Adamary, Danna and David run up to me...
Adamary: Teacher Kendall! Danna and David just kissed on the mouth!
Danna: It was an accident!
Me: David, was sit really an accident?
David: Yes Teacher.
Me: But did you like it?
David: (nods his head) Yes.
Danna: (proceeds to start kicking David furiously.)
-On my first or second week, I made my first child cry. And not just a few little tears, he was fully on displaying waterworks. He was terrified of me and wouldn't let me near him. I was worried and sad because I thought I was going to be in so much trouble and I didn't mean to make him cry. I almost started crying myself. Isaac comes up to me and says... (note: preocuparse means 'to worry' in Spanish).
"No preoccupation Teacher. It's okay. No preoccupation".
-Isaac was being a stinker one day and I told him that if he didn't start paying attention and being good that he was going to lose his next turn in the game we were playing. Isaac likes to be a little over the top sometimes and so he gets down on his knees and starts pleading with me...
"NOOOOOO. Please, just one more opportunation to be good".
-The kids seem to think that adding '-ation' on to Spanish words automatically makes them English words. One day Max wanted to ask us a question... (note: pregunta is question in Spanish)
"Teacher, I have a preguntation".
-Angy, one of our three year olds, is basically unintelligible when she speaks. And she has the raspiest little voice that is one of my favorite things ever. She asked to go to the bathroom a lot, and this is what I hear...
"Mnandjo fanodufashn fnaoupdofhasf pee pee?"
-I was asking the kids what their favorite colors were. Most of them were just saying one color. Then it gets to Sebas and he starts naming like five colors. In the middle of Sebastian's color rant, Jorge jumps in...
"...And two hours later..."
-Yuli had been gone for a couple days so when we were going over the spelling words she was a little confused about what the words meant. Luis Angel being the good friend that he is, offered her his sage words of advice...
"You no here, it no my problem".
-Most of the times Adamary and I get along pretty well. She is one of my favorites to talk to. But sometimes I do something to make her mad and she says things that I don't think she fully understands the meaning of... (if you don't like bad language feel free to skip over this one)
"Teacher Kendall is a bitch".
-Luis Angels favorite movie is 50 Shade of Grey. Why anyone would let their nine year old son watch a movie that is clearly meant for mature adults is beyond me. But regardless of the reason, he loves the movie and asks all of the teachers all the time if we have seen it yet...
"You no see the 50 Shades o Grey movie!?!?! What is up?"
-One of my biggest regrets in regards to teaching is teaching the kids how to use the phrase 'just kidding'. They had a hay day with it for a while. Most of the kids would just say things like 'I want you to go back to United States' or 'You are very ugly', shortly followed by 'just kidding!'. But Lorelei takes things farther...
"Teachers, my grandma died... ... ... ... ... JUST KIDDING!"
-I was asking where David was one day and Jorge gives me his version of where he is...
"Maybe he in the bathroom with no toilet paper?"
It is safe to say that the kids keep me highly entertained the majority of the time. They say funny things all the time and I wish that I had a video recording all the time so that I could capture all of those moments. As it is, I remember only about a quarter, if even that, of what they say. The examples above are just some of my favorite treasures that I here from them.
Also, I come home in 24 days!
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