My kids are smart.

I feel like there was so much today. Unfortunately, my head full of Zycam and Nyquil makes my memory shoddy at best. Here are a couple snippets:

Q: What year did Christopher Columbus first step foot in America?
A: 1997.

Boy (reading a Reader's Theater about Abraham Lincoln): [blah blah blah] Gettysburg Address.
Girl: Oh! That was the lady who sewed the first flag thingy!

I need to control myself.

I told a kid they sucked today. I was joking. I think she knew.

Also, another kid was whining about how her mom lives far away from school and therefore explains why she is late every morning. I responded with a sonically perfect rendition of the important J.Tim line of "Cry Me a River." The kid then turns to her friend, who is in another class, and says, "He does that. He sings."

Barack Gone Wild!

Girl: Obama went to the beach and I saw his bresk!
Mr. Hatcher: His what??
Girl: His bresk! His boobies!

I bet Gayle gets to go to China for free.

My students are doing research reports on Chinese New Year. I was meeting with a small group who are specifically studying the ways in which people celebrate the holiday. When asked if they learned anything interesting, one boy shared this tidbit:

They go to a festival. They watch tai chi, lion dances, and Oprah.

No, no Little One. That word is opera.