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Children can say the darndest things sometimes. Their innocent view of life can lead to unexpected moments that turn out to be comedy gold

These written responses on homework are excellent examples. Some are sassy yet adorable. Others show wit and impeccable comedic timing with minimal effort, while a few display wisdom you don’t usually see from a young mind.

We’ve collected some of the best photos shared by parents for your comic relief today. Prepare to let out some chuckles and giggles while being reminded of the carefree days of being a kid. 

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My Son Drew This In 5th Grade. Perhaps I'm Biased, But I Thought It Was Clever And Funny

My Son Drew This In 5th Grade. Perhaps I'm Biased, But I Thought It Was Clever And Funny

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2nd Grader's Homework. My Friend's 6-Year -Old Son Is Autistic And Takes Instructions Literally

2nd Grader's Homework. My Friend's 6-Year -Old Son Is Autistic And Takes Instructions Literally

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A few items on this list show writings of intuitive children, which, according to entrepreneur and speaker Dr. Kuhmar Mehta, is a promising sign. It’s one of the indicators of a gifted child, which also includes keen observation and the tendency to ask questions. 

In his article for CNBC, Dr. Mehta also mentioned the early use of advanced vocabulary, which you’ll likely also see in some of these photos.

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Kiddo's Favorite Thing About School

Kiddo's Favorite Thing About School

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So Young, So Honest

So Young, So Honest

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This 9-Year-Old Is Already A Pro At Cutting Corners On Homework

This 9-Year-Old Is Already A Pro At Cutting Corners On Homework

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Matthew Currie
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Billy Collins wrote a similar take on a sonnet. Aside from the literal correctness of the syllables, the haiku makes an observation and draws a conclusion from it. Well done.

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Tom Hardeveld
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Passive agressive. That is what this poem is. Clever nine year old.

Rafael
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2 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I never got the appeal of haikus... not even trying to c**p on then, I just don't see what's special about counting syllables. Does it sound better in Japanese?

Regina Holt
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

especially the fact that Japanese language is so different, I watch some Japanese shows on Public Television (usa) and the dialogue is translated at the bottom of the screen. They use a lot more syllables than what the English language does to say stuff.

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Lotekguy
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I predict a lot of calls for parent - teacher conferences. I hope they won't let the system squelch the kid's creativity.

Kat
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's a senryu . And a very good one. Same form, but where a haiku is about the perfection of nature, senryu is about the imperfection of humanity .

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2 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some of the kids in my son's class had handwriting like that in 2nd- 3rd grade. There are always student's projects posted on the walls around the classrooms and in the halls at school so any parent who attends the parent teacher conferences can see them. I've seen some downright gorgeous handwriting. People underestimate how clever and capable young children are. My own handwriting was as nice as this around 2nd-3rd Grade (I still have old school work and my diary from then). It was better at age 9 than it is now in my 40's. Edit to add: 9 is probably a 3rd or 4th grader if this is the US.

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Parents can take action to nurture their children’s natural talents. Dr. Mehta suggests firsthand curiosity-inducing activities like visiting museums, for one. Providing them with materials to play with, such as cardboard boxes and Play-Doh, can also help spark creativity. 

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Homework: "Draw Your Favorite Part Of The Mass." This Is What My Son Draws

Homework: "Draw Your Favorite Part Of The Mass." This Is What My Son Draws

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Many parents are alarmed by their child’s underachievement in school. However, it could also be due to a lack of motivation. As educator Megan Canella pointed out in her CNBC article, kids could lose interest if schoolwork isn’t challenging or interesting enough. 

“In school, they can be easily bored because they learn things faster than their peers,” Canella wrote, comparing it to an employee going through an eight-hour shift.

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Found This In Some Old School Papers. Apparently, Even 7-Year-Old Me Was A Know-It-All

Found This In Some Old School Papers. Apparently, Even 7-Year-Old Me Was A Know-It-All

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#12

My Friend's 5-Year-Old Son Had This For Homework Tonight, And He Changed The Answer To Be Something More Humane

My Friend's 5-Year-Old Son Had This For Homework Tonight, And He Changed The Answer To Be Something More Humane

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Parents, however, can help make their children more engaged by surrounding them with like-minded and talented people. If your kid is into art, enroll them in a class where they can make friends and see others do their best. 

“When kids see people around them shine in an activity, they are motivated to raise the bar and be even better,” Dr. Mehta wrote.

#13

Grading One Of My 3rd Grade Student's Homework Tonight And Came Across This Beauty. Trying To Decide If I Should Give Bonus Points

Grading One Of My 3rd Grade Student's Homework Tonight And Came Across This Beauty. Trying To Decide If I Should Give Bonus Points

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My Friend Teaches 5th Grade, And She Was Given This By A Student Today. This Kid Is Going Places

My Friend Teaches 5th Grade, And She Was Given This By A Student Today. This Kid Is Going Places

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Younger Brother Was Doing His Homework. I Think We Can All Agree With His Last Answer

Younger Brother Was Doing His Homework. I Think We Can All Agree With His Last Answer

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How about you, readers? Which of these photos caught your attention? Or perhaps you wrote something similar at that age? Share in the comments!

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#16

My 6-Year-Old Cousin's Homework Answer After Seeing A Play

My 6-Year-Old Cousin's Homework Answer After Seeing A Play

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Rigor Moreno
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah! Enjoying the ride with friends, than watching something uninteresting. :D

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Use The Word "Bank"

Use The Word "Bank"

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#19

The Homework Was "Draw Your Mommy"

The Homework Was "Draw Your Mommy"

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#21

Well, It Didn't Say It Had To Be Analog

Well, It Didn't Say It Had To Be Analog

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why wouldn’t they provide an image of a clock with no hands so the kids can add them? Madness!

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An 8-Year-Old Student Of Mine Showing Her Thinking

An 8-Year-Old Student Of Mine Showing Her Thinking

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#24

My Kid's End-Of-Year Open House. My Wife And I Are The Oldest Parents In Her Class, At 39. Thanks For Making Us Feel Good, Kid

My Kid's End-Of-Year Open House. My Wife And I Are The Oldest Parents In Her Class, At 39. Thanks For Making Us Feel Good, Kid

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Karina
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Besides the ages, this is the sweetest one of these I have seen. Drinking sodas instrad of wine, singing and calling their kid "my hero" is so wonderful

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#25

My Friend's A Math Teacher. He Just Found His Favorite Student

My Friend's A Math Teacher. He Just Found His Favorite Student

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#26

It's Always Possible To Love Someone And Hate Them At The Same Time

It's Always Possible To Love Someone And Hate Them At The Same Time

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#28

My Nephew Is Shooting For The Stars

My Nephew Is Shooting For The Stars

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Karina
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Does it say magic or nuggie? I would guess nuggie, because noone who can do magic janitor work could hate their job

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My 6-Year-Old Made This About Her 23-Year-Old Teacher

My 6-Year-Old Made This About Her 23-Year-Old Teacher

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My Son Went To A Dinosaur Event And They Had A Thing Where You Could Color A Dinosaur And It Would Go On A Screen. This Is My Son's

My Son Went To A Dinosaur Event And They Had A Thing Where You Could Color A Dinosaur And It Would Go On A Screen. This Is My Son's

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#32

My Then 7-Year-Old Son Asking The Important Questions

My Then 7-Year-Old Son Asking The Important Questions

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#33

Asked My Students For Their Seating Preferences

Asked My Students For Their Seating Preferences

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Manana Man
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd like to know the age of the kid that came up with #deskrimination cuz that's pretty good.

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#34

My Sister's History Homework On Food That Medieval Nobles Ate 

My Sister's History Homework On Food That Medieval Nobles Ate 

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Amy Smith
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To be honest, those drawings are better than any I could manage

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#36

Found This Old Drawing I Did In Elementary School. Can You Guess What The Squirrel Is Doing? You're Right. It's Holding Two Nuts

Found This Old Drawing I Did In Elementary School. Can You Guess What The Squirrel Is Doing? You're Right. It's Holding Two Nuts

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#37

My Partner Teaches At Primary School, And She Sent Me This Gem Today

My Partner Teaches At Primary School, And She Sent Me This Gem Today

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#38

My Mom Is A Teacher For A 2nd Grade Class And Sent Me This Today. I Admire The Confidence

My Mom Is A Teacher For A 2nd Grade Class And Sent Me This Today. I Admire The Confidence

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#39

Going Through My Son's Paperwork From Before The School Shut Down

Going Through My Son's Paperwork From Before The School Shut Down

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#40

When An 8-Year-Old's Homework Gets Too Real

When An 8-Year-Old's Homework Gets Too Real

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Brogle

Brogle

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ElfVibratorGlitter
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Okay this made total sense to me, but I also still call asparagus spargle, so brogle ....makes...sense... 🤷🏿

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#42

One Of My School Journal Entries When I Was 7

One Of My School Journal Entries When I Was 7

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#43

My 7-Year-Old Daughter Answering A Philosophical Question For Schoolwork

My 7-Year-Old Daughter Answering A Philosophical Question For Schoolwork

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#44

Was Marking A Kid's Homework And Saw The Progression Of His Studies

Was Marking A Kid's Homework And Saw The Progression Of His Studies

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Tempest
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At least he progressed from “litle” to “little”. Celebrate the litle, sorry, little wins!

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#45

This Is How My Son Does Word Searches In School

This Is How My Son Does Word Searches In School

The teacher, my wife, and I were honestly just really impressed.

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Tempest
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Am I the only one who actually spent time looking for all the words? It’s so distracting with how the kid had coloured them letters in 😂

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My Nephew’s Homework When He Was 8

My Nephew’s Homework When He Was 8

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Tempest
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What a smart kid! He’s got BrainZ while we here have to make do with just one 🥲

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#48

In 4th Grade, My Teacher Wanted Us To Have A "Catch Up" Folder For Work That We Were Behind On. This Was My Folder

In 4th Grade, My Teacher Wanted Us To Have A "Catch Up" Folder For Work That We Were Behind On. This Was My Folder

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#49

Found This On The Back Of My Son's Homework

Found This On The Back Of My Son's Homework

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#50

My Sister's 7-Year-Old Student's Attempt At Her Parents' Signature

My Sister's 7-Year-Old Student's Attempt At Her Parents' Signature

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Now class is a bad work ! ? And ONLY on the first sentence. ? 😅🙄

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#51

I Forged This Letter To My Mom Pretending To Be My 4th Grade Teacher, An Absolute Classic

I Forged This Letter To My Mom Pretending To Be My 4th Grade Teacher, An Absolute Classic

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My 8-Year-Old Brother's Answer To A Question On His Homework

My 8-Year-Old Brother's Answer To A Question On His Homework

"No, except for the meaning of life."

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#53

One Of The Kids I Work With Wrote This As An Answer To Her Homework

One Of The Kids I Work With Wrote This As An Answer To Her Homework

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#54

Beautiful Message For Veteran’s Day

Beautiful Message For Veteran’s Day

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So, I’m Proofreading My 8-Year-Old’s Homework When I Stumble Upon This Gem

So, I’m Proofreading My 8-Year-Old’s Homework When I Stumble Upon This Gem

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Passerby
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To be fair, unitard is such a weird word to use for this exercise. I would have used "unicycle" instead. I think it is easier to understand, especially if they know the word "bicycle".

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Stumbled Across This One From My Daughter’s 3rd Year, I Think. Tell Me You’re Raising A Gamer Without Telling Me

Stumbled Across This One From My Daughter’s 3rd Year, I Think. Tell Me You’re Raising A Gamer Without Telling Me

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

although—what do you mean problem solved? The problem isn't solved! he dies!

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#57

This Teacher Had Chemotherapy Recently

This Teacher Had Chemotherapy Recently

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#58

This Gem My Brother Brought Home From Kindergarten Yesterday

This Gem My Brother Brought Home From Kindergarten Yesterday

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#59

From My 3rd Grade School Scrapbook I Found Today. Wonder What My Teacher Thought Of This One

From My 3rd Grade School Scrapbook I Found Today. Wonder What My Teacher Thought Of This One

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My 6-Year-Old Finished His Homework With Maniacal Laughter And Muttering To Himself, "Ha, I Win"

My 6-Year-Old Finished His Homework With Maniacal Laughter And Muttering To Himself, "Ha, I Win"

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My Sister's Self-Portrait From Nursery School. I Can Confirm That She Does Not Look Like This In Real Life

My Sister's Self-Portrait From Nursery School. I Can Confirm That She Does Not Look Like This In Real Life

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My Son Got In Trouble At School And Had To Draw About It

My Son Got In Trouble At School And Had To Draw About It

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am certain that making light sabers with stacking markers is a legitimate use.

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One Of My Students Added Another Choice To Choose From On A Test

One Of My Students Added Another Choice To Choose From On A Test

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#64

Friend Is A Teacher, Promised To Send Me More Of These

Friend Is A Teacher, Promised To Send Me More Of These

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#65

My 3rd Grader’s Homework. He Didn’t Need To Tell Them Everything

My 3rd Grader’s Homework. He Didn’t Need To Tell Them Everything

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I Was Either Born Evil Or Have Always Had A Great Sense Of Humor. Me And My Mom Were Going Through All My Old School Stuff That She Kept, And We Found This

I Was Either Born Evil Or Have Always Had A Great Sense Of Humor. Me And My Mom Were Going Through All My Old School Stuff That She Kept, And We Found This

I don't think we've ever laughed so much before.

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#67

My Son Is Not A Fan Of Showing His Work

My Son Is Not A Fan Of Showing His Work

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#68

The Irony Of My Kid's Homework. She Has Severe ADHD And Got Distracted Halfway Through The Sentence And Never Finshed It, As Usual

The Irony Of My Kid's Homework. She Has Severe ADHD And Got Distracted Halfway Through The Sentence And Never Finshed It, As Usual

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This Drawing Was Posted Up At A School I Volunteered For 

This Drawing Was Posted Up At A School I Volunteered For 

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My Son's Homework. Notice The Car Speeding Behind The Bus

My Son's Homework. Notice The Car Speeding Behind The Bus

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The car is travelling in the opposite direction…

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My Daughter Inadvertently Admitting To Growing Something Illegal

My Daughter Inadvertently Admitting To Growing Something Illegal

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#75

I Want To Be Clear, I Love My Son. But I Found This In His Homework Journal

I Want To Be Clear, I Love My Son. But I Found This In His Homework Journal

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#77

Apparently, My Mom Is 16 According To My Little Brother 

Apparently, My Mom Is 16 According To My Little Brother 

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#78

Found This Gem In My 5-Year-Old Daughter's Homework Packet

Found This Gem In My 5-Year-Old Daughter's Homework Packet

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Kid's Explanation For His Homework 

Kid's Explanation For His Homework 

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My 7-Year-Old Cousin's Homework On Homophones

My 7-Year-Old Cousin's Homework On Homophones

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Butt/but it is a homophone. Kids would absolutely love this and actually remember what a homophone was of the teacher used this example

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#81

My Nephew Drew This Because He's "Tired Of Hearing About The Environment At School"

My Nephew Drew This Because He's "Tired Of Hearing About The Environment At School"

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#82

Well, My Youngest Sister Had Her First Day Of 3rd Grade Yesterday And Decided This Is What Her Teacher Would Want To Know

Well, My Youngest Sister Had Her First Day Of 3rd Grade Yesterday And Decided This Is What Her Teacher Would Want To Know

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#83

My Son's Schoolwork

My Son's Schoolwork

Translation: "When I was a baby my mom was holding me, my papa took a picture of me. When I was a child in first grade, I accidentally sat in the lunchbox table (I think). In 2nd grade Mrs. [REDACTED] class went to a park and a person said the F word. In 3rd grade I'm good."

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#84

My Son Forged My Signature On His Homework

My Son Forged My Signature On His Homework

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#85

This Is The Homework My 1st Grader Did Tonight

This Is The Homework My 1st Grader Did Tonight

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

either he is an incredibly advanced reader, watched the movies, or has older siblings.

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#86

Younger Me Hated Kimberly's In Particular

Younger Me Hated Kimberly's In Particular

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My Girlfriend Is An Elementary School Teacher. I Think It Should Be Worth At Least Half Credit

My Girlfriend Is An Elementary School Teacher. I Think It Should Be Worth At Least Half Credit

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A pentagon looks totally different. A pentagram is more like it. A pentacle is not far off either. Try to summon a demon, and see if it works.

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#88

The Kid Probably Should Have Thought A Little Bit Longer

The Kid Probably Should Have Thought A Little Bit Longer

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#89

My 3rd Grader's First Assignment Of The Year

My 3rd Grader's First Assignment Of The Year

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#90

Homeschooling Is Going Well

Homeschooling Is Going Well

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Who taught this kid the word Boomer???? Yikes, no respect.

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#91

3rd Grade Math Homework. Crushed It

3rd Grade Math Homework. Crushed It

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