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Join me today for Volume 58 of Things Teenagers Say. This is my regular round-up of the crazy and memorable things I hear my students say in class.

Things Teenagers Say
Student 1: I’m so confused.
Student 2: If you’re confused, just don’t be.
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Your dog may be cuter, but mine is more adorable.
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Did you know that the best time to cry is when you are driving at night?
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Student 1: If we had an Adam Sandler Party, what Adam Sandler character would you come dressed as? I’m going to come as the Adam Sandler in Water Boy.
Student 2: I’m going to come as the Adam Sandler in Forrest Gump.
Student 1: Adam Sandler wasn’t in Forrest Gump.
Student 2: Yes he was.
Student 1: That would be Tom Hanks.
Student 2: Are you sure? I thought that was Adam Sandler.
Entire Class: [Laughter]
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He might be the nicest person in the world. most people who look super mean are actually really nice.
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He has a photogenic memory.
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Have you really never heard a pig bark?
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Student 1: I’m legally blind.
Student 2: Legally blind? What’s that mean. Wait, isn’t that a tv show.
Student 1: That’s Legally Blonde.
Student 2: I love that movie!
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Student 1: My brother is looking at a job in Wyoming.
Student 2: Why are there even jobs in Wyoming? Nobody lives there.
Student 1: People live there.
Student 2: I don’t even think Wyoming exists.
Student 1: I’ve been there.
Student 2: You were probably in Nevada or Montana. Wyoming doesn’t actually exist.
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Student 1: Hey – what are we doing in English today?
Student 2: Do I look like a school calendar?
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Abs are overrated.
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I love being virtual, but being virtual does not love me.
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Is this clear paper? (This was said while pointing to my box of laminating sheets…)
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What’s your favorite Minecraft sound ever?
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These markers are the best thing that’s ever happened to me…today.
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Student: I was listening to Coat of Many Colors by Dolly Madison. Parkinson. Parker.
Rest of Class: Parton.
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You’re not supposed to help her. We’re in a war to win.
(Said during a game of Quizizz)
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Want to read more things teenagers say? Check out previous volumes here.
Recent Volumes of Things Teenagers Say
- Things Teenagers Say: Volume 61
- Things Teenagers Say: Volume 60
- Things Teenagers Say: Volume 59
- Things Teenagers Say: Volume 58
- Things Teenagers Say: Volume 57
- Things Teenagers Say: Volume 56
- Things Teenagers Say: Volume 55
- Things Teenagers Say: Volume 54
- Things Teenagers Say: Volume 53
- Things Teenagers Say: Volume 52
- Things Teenagers Say: Volume 51
- Things Teenagers Say: Volume 50