Students: Comedians of My Life

adastia: verybusyandimportant: cherrispryte: Fred McFeely...

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:31:38 -0400

verybusyandimportant:

cherrispryte:

Fred McFeely Rogers (March 20, 1928 – February 27, 2003)

Oh. Sobbing. Okay.

actual tears

omg crying

3/20/13

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:35:17 -0400

8th grader: “I can’t ballroom dance. I’m 14!”

3/20/13

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:34:23 -0400

Me: “Ooh looks like Katie has figured out what I’m gonna sing.”
Katie (kindergarten): “That’s because I have a brain.”

1/17/13

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 10:59:00 -0500

2nd grade student: (While gesturing to my clothes) I just love everything about what you’re wearing.

9/21/12

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:25:43 -0400

2nd grade student: “So if I was a teacher I would be called Ms.?”

Me: Yes. And then if you were married you would be Mrs. with your husbands last name if that’s what you choose to do.”

2nd grade student: “YOU TAKE YOUR HUSBAND’S LAST NAME?”

9/21/12

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:21:16 -0400

6th grade student: “Who’s the composer of the month?”

Me: “Johann Pachelbel”

6th grade: “Last month was Johann Sebastian Bach. Do you have to be named Johann to be a famous composer?”

9/21/12

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:19:11 -0400

2nd grade student: “I have something to ask you” (Student pulls out piece of paper from her pocket). “Will you do your (reading off the sheet) Louis Armstrong impression for us?”

Pretty sure her older sister had her ask, but it’s funny that she had it written down and everything.

5/11/12

Fri, 11 May 2012 20:02:31 -0400

Me: “Okay boys and girls, now that we’ve identified this movement from Carnival of the Animals as the lion, we’re going to move to the music like lions. But, you need to stay on your carpet square.”

Second Grader: “No! You’re keeping me in my cage!”

4/13/12

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:18:51 -0400

6th grader: I want to be in a comedy with Josh Hutcherson.

4/12/12

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:24:10 -0400

I just assigned a research project to 7th grade they have to pick a country and give a presentation about the music.
One student asked..
7th grade: Can I pick England because Adele is from there?

4/12/12

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:30:23 -0400

Preschooler: “Ms. M, Peter Parker is Spiderman..isn’t that awesome!?”

4/2/12

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:11:37 -0400

6th grade student: “Beethoven was a playa”

3/13/12

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:05:42 -0400

Student 1: “I can’t wait till after Lent when we can say the a-word again.”

Student 2: “The a-word?? What..oh you meant THAT a-word. I thought you meant the OTHER a-word.”

3/12/12

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:16:26 -0400

3rd grader: “I wish I was a music teacher so I could play all these instruments all day, whenever I want!”

3/9/12

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:37:44 -0500

(while listening to part of the Planets by Holst)
5th grade student: Is there one called “The bringer of hamburgers?”

2/6/12

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:10:24 -0500

“Where are you from? You look very Europe-y.”

2/26/12

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:09:00 -0500

Me: (Singing) Nanny goat, nanny goat you can’t catch a billy goat.

Me: What do we think a nanny goat is?

1st grader: A goat that takes care of the other goats when they have lots of work.

2/23/12

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:11:04 -0500

Me: “We’re gonna learn a song about a key today (showed them a key and put it on the ground).
(singing) I have lost my closet key in my lady’s garden”
Me: “Okay boys and girls what did I lose?”
Preschooler: “Your key!”
Me: “Where did I lose it?”
Preschooler: “Ms M, it’s on the ground next to your shoe!”

2/21/12

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:27:55 -0500

7th grade student: “You’re a music teacher..you know everything!”

Me (Singing): I'm swimming like a fishy, swimming all around, I'm swimming like a fishy and now I'm falling down!

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:39:37 -0500

Me (Singing): I'm swimming like a fishy, swimming all around, I'm swimming like a fishy and now I'm falling down!

Preschool student: Fishys don't fall!