No P.S.

I have to mention this short story:
Last week we were reading "Ruby the Copycat" from our reading series. In it, a girl gives Ruby a note with a P.S. telling her that she doesn't like her copycatting ways. Afterward, Ruby (rightfully) cries.
Me: Why do you think Ruby cries after reading the note?
Student: She called her a P.S.!

Also, I have one ornery little girl who cries and whines all the time. In a fit of frustration, I said, "Chantal, don't cry over that!" and she retorted in the whiniest of voices: "I'm not a crier; I'm a whiner!"

After showing a really cool trick with addition, a student cries out, "Damn! That's hot!" with obvious enthusiasm. "Please watch your language in the classroom," I say, in my most mature teacher voice. Surprised, the student replies with, "What? 'Hot?!'"

Here's another random bit of wisdom given by a third grader: "Life would be so much easier if I had a monkey." Amen. Amen.