School Jokes

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My son came home and said, 'Teacher made us do a group project and I was in charge of the important part.' I said, 'That's great! What was the important part?' He said, 'Holding the glue.'

66

My daughter came home and said, 'Teacher said I should expand my vocabulary. She told me to use the word "furthermore" instead of "and also also also."' I said, 'And did you?'

72

My kid's class did a show and tell day. He brought in a rock. The teacher said, 'Tell the class about your rock.' He said, 'This is a rock. It was a rock yesterday and it will be a rock tomorrow. I found it on the ground. The ground had it. I took it.'

42

My kid came home and said, 'Teacher made us write about our feelings.' I said, 'What did you write?' He said, 'I was hungry, then I was less hungry, then I was hungry again.' I said, 'That's not a paragraph.'

47

My son's teacher called and said he'd been 'very opinionated during the reading circle.'

71

My daughter's teacher called to say she'd been 'very vocal during the fire drill.'

41

My son's teacher called and said, "He had a very interesting response to the essay prompt." I said, "That's great! What was the prompt?" She said, "Write about a time you felt proud."

15

My daughter's teacher sent a note saying she "participated enthusiastically in the class discussion about the water cycle." I called and said, "That's wonderful! What did she contribute?"

75

My son's teacher called and said he 'has a very unique approach to group work.' I said, 'That's wonderful! What's his approach?' She said, 'He builds a block tower, sits behind it, and says, I'm in charge of strategy. He has not spoken a single word in three weeks. His group has finished four projects. He has not touched any of them.'

7

My daughter came home and said, 'Teacher said I'm a classroom disruptor today.' I said, 'What did you do?' She said, 'I told a joke during silent reading.' I said, 'That's not a disruption, that's a public service.' She said, 'Teacher said I made three kids laugh and she lost control of the room. She used the word lost. Like the room was a lost cause.'

12

My son's teacher sent a note saying he 'demonstrated creative problem-solving.' I called and said, 'That sounds wonderful! What did he solve?'

19

My daughter came home and said, 'My teacher said I'm a natural leader.' I said, 'That's wonderful!'

51

My daughter raised her hand in class and said, 'Teacher, I have a question.' The teacher said, 'Go ahead.' My daughter said, 'Can I go to the bathroom?' The teacher said, 'Yes.'

19

My son's teacher called and said he 'asked a very thoughtful question during story time.' I said, 'What did he ask?'

61

My son's teacher sent a note saying he 'asked why the homework is due on Monday if we're not in school until Tuesday.' I called and said, 'And what did you tell him?' She said, 'I said, Because the weekend is for rest, not for you to exist.' He said, 'But I was resting.'