Why My Students Are Some of the Most Interesting People in the World: Spanish II Edition

Ok, just when I thought kids couldn't get any more insane...

1) Their favorite songs are "Stacy's Mom" and "Jesse's Girl." These songs were made before I was alive let alone them.

2) They actually do their work when I play these songs in class. It's like Fluffy from Harry Potter. Music soothes the savage student.

3) They continually bring food to class. Today I think they brought the whole grocery store. Takis, Funyuns, chips, and they top it all with Tapatio sauce.

4) The things we talk about in class. (What happens in Spanish II stays in Spanish II)

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5) Today I get into class (there are three students total) and ask if one of the students is there today since she's not in the room. The other two students say that she left early and, naturally, I believe them. I hand out worksheets, begin teaching the new verb we're studying, and all the while the students are eating. I don't mind if they eat as long as they pay attention.

About 15 minutes into class, they ask if I had napkins in my white closet/cabinet in the back of the room still. Slightly annoyed at this interruption, I tell them they can go check and to make wiser decisions about what they eat in class. One of them gets up to get the napkins and picks up an old black bag that was stuffed in the closet from when I got here as it has fallen on the floor. This prompts the other girl to get up and go see what else is in the closet. She says, "So they just left you a bunch of stuff when you got here?"

"Yes," I say, preparing to wrangle them back to their seats.

"Well I think someone left you a ******" (name of student removed for privacy.)

I turn around, incredulous. Yes, yes she WAS hiding on the bottom shelf of the closet cabinet for 15 minutes. I just stare....

5 minutes later we resume class. Once I've stopped crying from laughter.