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Teacher Collects All The Weird And Funny Things That Kids Say When Their Parents Aren’t Around (40 Pics)
You've heard it once if you've heard it a thousand times before: kids say the darndest things. We've always loved the frank, honest and unadulterated way that little humans choose to express themselves - they see things from a different perspective to us grownups whose thoughts have been shaped and molded by the world around us.
NYC school teacher Alyssa Cowit was so fascinated by the questions and comments from her Kindergarteners that she decided to start an Instagram account, called Live from Snack Time, to chronicle them. According to their bio, Alyssa "believes children are honest and curious, and while often perplexed, they’re brilliant – and that it’s a teacher’s job to take what children say seriously."
She wants to help adults to understand that children are not always acting outrageously to seek attention, but instead thinking out loud, soaking up new information, and solving problems 24/7.
Since starting the page in 2015 together with Greg Dunbar, a digital marketing manager with Walt Disney Studios, they have since grown to almost 100K followers, and even have a book! It's called 'I Did My Homework in My Head: (And Other Wacky Things Kids Say)' and is full of "Irresistible quotes from the elementary school classroom that prove kids really do say the darndest things--and even more so when their parents aren't around!"
What do you think? What's the funniest, truest or most profound thing you've ever heard a child say? Scroll down to check out our faves from the page for yourself, and let us know what you think in the comments!
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SykesDaMan 5 years ago
It's adorable and the use of proper English makes it even more adorable! :)
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Bobby Sammons 5 years ago
Just think how disappointed they will be when they find out about pie charts.
Karen Klinck 5 years ago
I sincerely doubt that. The phrase is too deeply rooted in our culture. How many people use something like 'hitch your wagon to a star' and really think about hitching a wagon to anything--and we still have horses and buggies.
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Mike_The_Nike 1 year ago
it was a brownie! and e is my least favorite letter! (i actually love brownies)
Lotus Queen 5 years ago
One time, when I was younger, I was watching a show, and the guy on the t.v said "Yeah yeah, it was a piece of cake." I got mad at my mom and demanded that she give me a piece too.
AQUINNAH POLOZOLA 5 years ago
if i said that the cake was a piece of cak you would have said the same thing
Jack Benjamin Clipman 5 years ago
Nobody likes idioms anymore. They make you either too sad or too happy for no reason whatsoever.
Karen Klinck 5 years ago
Oh, someone who's gotten the 'Now, don't lie to me' lecture once too often, but doesn't understand idioms yet.
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Nakedhampster 5 years ago
Karate is the art of folding clothes while people are still in them. Yoga is the art of folding your clothes while you are still in them.
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What do you think ?
AnalinaBabee18 5 years ago (edited)
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MN Free Spirit 5 years ago
Literally had one of my students comment the following about 5 minutes ago. I said "What are you doing this weekend?" the reply "I don't know but Im know Im having root beer, my mom got like a gallon of root beer and said its for the weekend" and he promptly walked away
Marti Gerhardt 5 years ago
"out of the mouths of babes", nuggets of wisdom. Only a glimpse of thier world and how they see it. We will never be there again.
Avital Pilpel 5 years ago (edited)
In the case of many of these comments, I thought, "Oh, what a cute and naive point of... wait a minute, they're actually right".
Avital Pilpel 5 years ago
"I don't know what I want to be as a grown up, but I know what kind of grown up I want to be" is essentially all the wisdom amd guidance of humanity's greatest teachers in one sentence.
Pretty Pangolin 5 years ago
Yes, it sounds like something Mr. Rogers would say.
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Michelle Muirhead 5 years ago
Some of the comments are quite sad. You wish for the innocence of childhood to last as long as possible.
AnalinaBabee18 5 years ago (edited)
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Load More Replies... MN Free Spirit 5 years ago
Literally had one of my students comment the following about 5 minutes ago. I said "What are you doing this weekend?" the reply "I don't know but Im know Im having root beer, my mom got like a gallon of root beer and said its for the weekend" and he promptly walked away
Marti Gerhardt 5 years ago
"out of the mouths of babes", nuggets of wisdom. Only a glimpse of thier world and how they see it. We will never be there again.
Avital Pilpel 5 years ago (edited)
In the case of many of these comments, I thought, "Oh, what a cute and naive point of... wait a minute, they're actually right".
Avital Pilpel 5 years ago
"I don't know what I want to be as a grown up, but I know what kind of grown up I want to be" is essentially all the wisdom amd guidance of humanity's greatest teachers in one sentence.
Pretty Pangolin 5 years ago
Yes, it sounds like something Mr. Rogers would say.
Load More Replies... Michelle Muirhead 5 years ago
Some of the comments are quite sad. You wish for the innocence of childhood to last as long as possible.
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