It has been a VERY crazy week, so I thought I would end the week with a new volume 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
One week into school…
Student: Wait. We have lockers?
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They put letters in math problems. Why not put math problems in letters?
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If you give me detention, I will catch my tears in a cup and pour them on your head and it will make your hair look weird.
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If my ovaries don’t stop me from having children, my wish for fame will.
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I got rich people chocolate milk.
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That’s the only reason I go on all these college tours. Free T-Shirts.
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Student: Are we allowed to work with partners?
Me: Sure.
Student: No thank you!
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Is it Adam’s rib or Eve’s Rib? I don’t know. Oh wait…it’s Adam’s apple!
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Student A: You’re a cosine.
Student B: That’s not nice!
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I know why the bell at the end of the day hasn’t been ringing. Somebody stole the bell!
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Is the homecoming game a home game or an away game?
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Student A: Why is there half a ruler in my backpack?
Student B: Maybe you got a little hungry?
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Student A: Would you be a dear and let me copy your notes?
Student B: I’ll be a deer. A deer in the headlights.
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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