Seventh graders can be so weird.

Events of today that prove my point.

We are doing Greek mythology hand in hand with The Lightening Thief. A couple of days ago we were doing background information on the gods, and then had a short quiz.

Demeter/Ceres: Goddess of Agriculture

Student put Demeter: Goddess of parking meters, as in “put a quarta in da meter.”

He tried to get points for creativity or for being funny. It was tempting…

Second example….

Student A: “Can I go to the bathroom to get more ’tissues’ [paper towels since we’re out of tissues] for the class?”

Student B: “NO! Mrs. Boothe, let me go! He got to go yesterday!”

Student A: “No, I asked first!”

I never realized how exciting going to the bathroom to get paper towels for class could be.

I then caught a student coming into the classroom on their knees. She just needed a drink of water, but apparently she didn’t feel like walking back into the class.

Then there is the quirky things they try to do… having to pick up the electric pencil sharpener to sharpen their pencils, having to “blow their noses” together with their friends (AKA trying to chat in a not so sneaky way…)

I guess I better adjust, since I’m gonna be here awhile….