Teachers, like parents, would like to laugh at the kids in their care far more often than it’s actually appropriate to laugh at the kids in their care.
Parents, you know what I mean, right? Your kid busts out with something hilarious, but you’re supposed to be the mature adult and correct them instead of cracking up?
Like parents, sometimes teachers fail at these assignments, and these 15 moments made them laugh, like it or not.
15. Bless his heart.
“I’ve been teaching elementary school music for 17 years, so I’ve seen a lot. The best was the day my classroom mysteriously smelled like artificial cinnamon — really strong cinnamon. I asked my students if they smelled it too, and they were like, ‘Yeah, what is that?’
One kid raised his hand and said, ‘That’s me. I ran out of deodorant today, so I used these instead.’ He proceeded to pull up his shirt sleeves to show us that he had tied those tree-shaped car air fresheners around his upper arms, in lieu of deodorant.
I was impressed by the resourcefulness, but also like, ‘Why, bud?’ Needless to say, I went to the store and bought him some deodorant during my lunch break.”
—notchucknorris
14. At least he said please!
“Working as a preschool teacher, my favorite thing I’ve heard from a student was at lunchtime when a kiddo said, ‘Ms. Maggie, please pass the f**king peas.’
I don’t know where he heard that word — nor did he ever say it again — but I broke down laughing at the table. Hey, he did say ‘Please.'”
—magdalenashelly32
13. That’s called revenge.
“I teach middle school. One day, my coworker (a fiftysomething-year-old man) let two of our ‘naughty’ students share a Google doc for their work. Instead of actually doing the work, the students decided to use their work time to paste in pictures of erect horse penises.
When the teacher looked at the doc, he saw no work, only a sea of horse c**ks.”
—lynn_larson
12. I mean, it’s a fair take.
“We were reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and a child wanted to draw Willy Wonka.
He innocently mislabeled the drawing ‘Willy Wanker.'”
—lilithshore
11. It’s all a matter of perspective.
“When I was a toddler teacher, there were many funny moments, but the one that stands out to me involves potty training.
The child was sitting on the toilet and noticed he had a penis. He said, ‘I have a penis, but my dad has a big, big penis!’
I tried not to laugh, and I couldn’t look his father in the eye at pickup time.”
—r4d307f762
10. Totally unexpected.
“I showed the students a picture of me in Paris, and one of the students said, ‘Your a$$ look like a freshly popped pimple.'”
—lindseyproell
9. It’s important to know who you are.
“‘I think I may be the student who drives you to drink.’
He was not wrong.”
—jim96740
8. So am I, Sir.
“I am an EFL teacher. I taught a student the word ‘loyal’ and asked him what he was loyal to.
He responded, ‘I am loyal to chicken wings.'”
—carolinapie
7. I mean…
“I had a third-grade student tell me one of his classmates said a really bad word. I asked what letter the bad word began with. They said the letter ‘M.’
I racked my brain trying to figure out what bad word started with ‘M.’ Finally, I asked if they could whisper it in my ear. The student very quietly said, ‘Marriage!’
Wow! I didn’t see that one coming, and it was hysterical!”
—iconcertmom
6. From the mouths of babes.
“From a kindergarten student: ‘My daddy gave my friend’s mommy a special hug, and now I’m gonna have a baby brother or sister!'”
—collinna
5. Why not both?
“I once had an administrator come into my room and ask me to monitor the boy’s restroom in between classes because some boys were reportedly peeing on the ceiling.
I didn’t know whether to be upset or impressed.”
—zwood320
4. Yes. Yes it does.
“I am a literacy interventionist and special education teacher. I had recently become pregnant with my first child and was sharing our exciting news with my fifth-grade students.
They were all sweetly excited and happy for my husband and me. Then, out of the blue, one of the girls said, ‘OMG, Mrs. Jimenez, does this mean that you lost your Virginia?'”
—jessikraai
3. How dare.
“The student said, ‘Miss, you look really happy and like you have it together on the outside, but I think deep down, you have real problems.'”
—Georgia Rubinstein
2. He was just worried.
“I had my hair cut short and a student asked if I was okay. Puzzled, I said I was. He then went on to say that women cut their hair if they’re having a mental breakdown, and if I needed someone to talk to, then I could talk to the class.
Cheeky and concerned, all within one breath.”
—lizzieo4
1. His mom is right.
“I had a 7-year-old come in one morning and tell me their mom wet her pants laughing.
Then followed up with, ‘My mom says it’s because my little brother had a big head.'”
—cftaylor22
I love kids, y’all. They are just so innocently hilarious.
What’s the last thing you laughed at that you knew you shouldn’t have?
Tell us in the comments!
