19SchoolMy kid asked me to explain 'photosynthesis' for his homework. I said, 'It's when plants turn sunlight into food.' He processed this for a moment.Show PunchlineShare
14SchoolMy kid came home and said his teacher told him to 'use his words.' He looked at me and said, 'I used all of them. I used the word "and" forty-three times.'Show PunchlineShare
43SchoolMy daughter asked why we have to learn long division when calculators exist. I said, 'Because one day the power will go out.'Show PunchlineShare
61SchoolMy son brought home a report card with a note that said 'needs to work on staying on task.' I looked at him and said, 'Well, that's the first time in his life a teacher and I agreed on something.'Show PunchlineShare
57SchoolMy daughter asked me to check her essay on 'My Favorite Season,' and I noticed she wrote, 'I love winter because snow is free.'Show PunchlineShare
37SchoolMy kid came home and told me the teacher made the whole class apologize to the fire extinguisher.Show PunchlineShare
9SchoolI volunteered to chaperone the school trip and ended up managing more children than my own house.Show PunchlineShare
17SchoolMy son turned in his science project late because he said the data wasn't ready yet.Show PunchlineShare
31SchoolThe history teacher asked us to write about a famous person who never existed.Show PunchlineShare
15SchoolThe librarian said I could check out as many books as I wanted for the summer reading program.Show PunchlineShare