Too Quick

TEACHER: Thandeka, go to the map and find North America .
THANDEKA: Here it is.
TEACHER: Correct. Now class, who discovered America ?
CLASS: THANDEKA.

TEACHER: Rodney, why are you doing your maths multiplication on the floor?
Rodney: You told me to do it without using tables.

TEACHER: Nathi, how do you spell 'crocodile?'
NATHI: K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L'
TEACHER: No, that's wrong
NATHI: Maybe it is wrong, but you asked me how I spell it.

TEACHER: Hendrick, what is the chemical formula for water?
HENDRICK: H I J K L M N O.
TEACHER: What are you talking about?
HENDRICK: Yesterday you said it's H to O.

TEACHER: Thabiso, name one important thing we have today that we didn't have ten years ago.
Thabiso: Me!

TEACHER: Mapula, why do you always get so dirty?
Mapula: Well, I'm a lot closer to the ground than you are.

TEACHER: Dipuo, give me a sentence starting with 'I'.
DIPUO: I is..
TEACHER: No, Dipuo..... Always say, 'I am.'
DIPUO: All right... 'I am the ninth letter of the alphabet.'

TEACHER: George Washington not only chopped down his father's cherry tree, but also admitted it. Now, Didier, do you know why his father didn't punish him?
Didier: Because George still had the axe in his hand.

TEACHER: Now, Tebogo, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating?
TEBOGO: No sir, I don't have to, my Mom is a good cook.

TEACHER: Masilo, your composition on 'My Dog' is exactly the same as your brother's. Did you copy his?
Masilo : No, sir. It's the same dog.

TEACHER: Thato, what do you call a person who keeps on talking when people are no longer interested?
THATO: A teacher

(Copied from an email... an oldie but a goodie... allegedly true quotes from assorted classrooms.)

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