KIDS ARE QUICK

TEACHER:    Maria, go to the map and find North America.
MARIA:        Here it is.
TEACHER:    Correct.  Now class, who discovered America?
CLASS:        Maria.
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TEACHER:     Why are you late Frank?
FRANK:        Because of the sign.
TEACHER:      What sign?
FRANK:        The one that says, "School ahead. Go slow."
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TEACHER:    John, why are you doing your multiplication
               on the floor?  
JOHN:        You told me to do it without using tables.
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TEACHER:    Greg, how would you spell "crocodile?"
GREG:        K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L
TEACHER:    No Greg, that's incorrect.
GREG:        Maybe it's incorrect, but you asked me how "I" spelled it.
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TEACHER:    Ryan, what is the chemical formula for water?
RYAN:        H I J K L M N O
TEACHER:    Ryan, what are you talking about?
RYAN:        Well, yesterday you said it was H to O.
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TEACHER:    Hunter, name one important thing that we have today that we did not have 10 years ago.
HUNTER:        Me !
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TEACHER:    Adam, why do you always get so dirty?
ADAM:        Well, I guess it's because I'm a lot closer to the ground than you are.
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TEACHER:    Beth, give me a sentence starting with "I".
BETH:        I is...........
TEACHER:    No Beth.....Always say "I am".....not "I is".
BETH:        All right........."I am the ninth letter of the alphabet."
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TEACHER:    George Washington not only chopped down his father's cherry tree, but also admitted it.  Now Alex, do you know why his father didn't punish him?
ALEX:        Because George still had the ax in his hand.
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TEACHER:    Now, Macy, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating?
MACY:        No Mam, I don't have to.  My Mom is a good cook.
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TEACHER:    Daniel, your composition on "My Dog" is exactly the same as your brother's composition.  Did you copy off of him?
DANIEL:    No teacher, it's the same dog.
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TEACHER:    Parker, what do you call a person who keeps on talking to people who are      no onger interested?
PARKER:        A Teacher