Today's Life Lesson Taught by Cornelius

There seems to never be a dull day in fourth grade. Actually this morning I was having a beautiful morning with the children. They were on task and I was beginning to wonder if I would get my funny moment to blog about. I guess my children sensed that and that soon changed.

This morning my children had Spanish class. When I arrived back to the classroom, I found out that some of the children could not stop talking and Regina was passing around a composition book with a picture inside. My students love to talk, which is why I was originally having such a lovely morning with them working quietly.

I decided to take some time and discuss the issue of talking while a teacher is teaching and passing notes and pictures around the classroom. While talking to them about notes, I told the children it was a bad idea. I explained how I have found many notes, I know who some of them like and dislike, I know of a student who asked another one to marry them, and I know all about the drawing love on the beach. The children looked at me surprised that I knew all this information. I then went on to say that I keep these lovely notes and that they are going to make a great addition to my scrapbook of all their drawings they have given me.

I was ready to end this discussion and told the children, unless you are able to guarantee that the teacher or a parent isn't going to get a hold of your note, I would suggest you do not write them. But then, Cornelius takes this as a great time to share something with the class. Now before I was at this school and Cornelius was in first grade, he told the pastor who was visiting his classroom that the names of the three wise men were Larry, Moe, and Curly. So, you knew if Cornelius was volunteering to share something, it was going to be good!

He begins, "I know something about girls!"

Benedict, "Really, what is it?"

"Girls are like cars."

Benedict, "I don't get it."

With his hands rising up in the air; he answers, "Haha, what do you mean you don't get it? You always want the prettier car!"

The children were still looking at him a little puzzled. So he seeks me for help, "Ms. J. tell them I'm right."

"Well, Cornelius being that I'm a girl, I'm not the one looking for a prettier car."

"Well, I tell you my father said this, and you definitely want the prettier car, even if she is a model!"