| Truth and Beauty |
| Page: Children's Innocence |
Children’s responses can make us laugh – as well as
think.
So enjoy a bit of childish innocence
and its humour, remembering that we were all there at one time.
Teacher: Maria, go to the map and find North
America.
Maria: Here it is.
Teacher: Correct. Now class, who discovered
America?
Class:
Maria.
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Teacher: John, why are you doing your
math multiplication on the floor?
John:
You told me to do it without using
tables.
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Teacher: Glenn, how do you spell
“crocodile”?
Glenn:
K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L'
Teacher: No, that's wrong.
Glenn: Maybe it is
wrong, but you asked me how I spell it.
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Teacher: Donald, what is the
chemical formula for water?
Donald: H I J K L M N O.
Teacher: What are you talking about?
Donald: Yesterday you said it's H
to O.
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Teacher: Winnie, name one important thing we
have today that we didn't have ten years ago.
Winnie: Me!
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Teacher: Glen, why do you always get so
dirty?
Glen: Well, I'm a lot
closer to the ground than you are.
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Teacher: Millie, give me a sentence starting with
“I”.
Millie: I is ...
Teacher: No, Millie ... Always say, “I am.”
Millie: All right
... “I am the ninth letter of the alphabet.”
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Teacher: George Washington not only chopped down his
father's cherry tree, but also admitted it. Now, Louie, do you know why his father didn't punish
him?
Louis: Because George still
had the axe in his hand.
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Teacher: Clyde, your composition on “My Dog” is exactly
the same as your brother's. Did you copy his?
Clyde: No, sir. It's the same
dog.
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Laughter is the soul’s medicine!