Funnies at School

Ok, folks, week 2 of school has been significantly brighter :)

Here are just a few highlights that made me smile:

• During a discussion on the topics of Grit and Growth Mindset, students talked with their partners about the difference between "excellence" and "perfection". When we came back together as a class, one student explained, "Well, excellence is better because it is real. Perfection is impossible because you can alway improve." To that, another student responded, "True, perfection isn't attainable....except at Chuck-A-Rama. They have perfect scones."      OH. MY. GOSH. haha. I definitely laughed at this and thought of my (and my sister in laws') less-than-outstanding review of Chuck-A-Rama. It was such a ridiculous comment.
• On a reading survey, students had to answer the question: "What is one of your favorite books and/or genre? Why is it a favorite?"  In response, one student wrote, "The Book of Mormon because its 531 pages contain all I need to get through this life."   hahaha. I read this while grading papers at home, and I burst into laughter. This girl is already a little missionary.
• On Friday, a student came into my classroom before school started. He carried with him a pile of books. "Here, Mrs. Macey," he sweetly told me. "These are from your class Amazon wish list."  I was stunned. These generous parents had bought us 6 beautiful books for our classroom. Wow! I will definitely be sending them a thank you note this weekend.

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