Here is a funny exert from a conversation that I had with one of my students this week. As background, this is a 13 year old, hispanic male and we're studying about the revolution in history class.
Student: Why did the americans fight?
Me: To win freedom.
Student: If they won freedom why do we have so many rules? Why can't we just do whatever we want?
Me: Well, because freedom isn't just being able to do what you want. It's being able to have the freedom to choose what you want to do.
Student: Well that isn't fair. We aren't really free.
Me: Then you can go live somewhere else if you don't like it here.
Student: No. You can go live somewhere else because now that Obama is President he's going to deport you all.
Me: What?
Student: Yeah, instead of us getting deported, you all will be deported.
Me: That's not going to happen because the President can't do that.
Student: Yeah it will. Why do you think so many people voted for him. He's black so he'll kick out the white people.
Me: One day you'll learn.
Hope you enjoyed this exert from my day:) And just to clarify, this is not a political attack. It is just a funny conversation I had with a 13 year old.
3 comments:
Haha, I hope I get deported to someplace warm and tropical.
oh man!!! Please don't tell me that this is what the world is coming to. What did you even say to him after his final comment?
This is why Middle School is awesome!!! They say the best things...sometimes it is so hard not to start laughing! Thanks for sharing...
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