Today while teaching AP History, I was lecturing about urbanization during the early 20th century. As I approached the topic of crime, I couldn't find the word for people who do crimes. So as I tried to spit out that word I came up with a new one...
"Crimesters."
I looked around at my students who wore blank faces and froze. "Wait...that's not right."
Immediately a boy named Corey looked at me with exasperation and said, "you mean criminals?"
I pointed to him with agreement, "yah, that's the one." I started to laugh and the students laughed too.
As a teacher, you just gotta be willing to laugh at your mistakes or your own stupidity; either one.
Thanks Corey. Next time I will leave out "crimesters" from my own personal dictionary.
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4 comments:
I love this. I'm not the only one who forgets the English language when in front of students.
That is so funny. I do that kind of stuff all the time.
Oh funny! Good thing you laughed. I can just imagine what know-it-all AP students are thinking.
I remember in one of my classes the kids were complaining about something and I said "don't be such big boobs (ie crybabies)." They started to snicker and I did everything I could do hold it in. It was a funny moment.
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