On a Lighter Note

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A friend of mine sent this to me, and I don't often pass along things.  But I guess this resonates with me since I am a teacher.  Enjoy!!

Children 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.  ____________________________________      TEACHER:    John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor?  JOHN:          You told me to do it without using tables.  __________________________________________    TEACHER:  Glenn, how do you spell 'crocodile?'  GLENN:      K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L'  TEACHER:  No, that's wrong  GLENN:       Maybe it is wrong, but you asked me how I spell it.      ____________________________________________    TEACHER:   Donald, what is the chemical formula for water?  DONALD:     H I J K L M N O.  TEACHER:   What are you talking about?  DONALD:    Yesterday you said it's H to O.    __________________________________    TEACHER:   Winnie, name one important thing we have today that we didn't have ten years ago.  WINNIE:       Me!  __________________________________________      TEACHER:   Glen, why do you always get so dirty?  GLEN:          Well, I'm a lot closer to the ground than you are.    _______________________________________    TEACHER:     Millie, give me a sentence starting with '  I  '  MILLIE:         I  is..  TEACHER:     No, Millie..... Always say, 'I am.'  MILLIE:         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, Louie, do you know why his father didn't punish him?  LOUIS:           Because George still had  the axe in his hand....      ______________________________________ TEACHER:    Now, Simon, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating?  SIMON:         No sir, I don't have to, my Mom is a good cook.    ______________________________    TEACHER:       Clyde , your composition on 'My Dog' is exactly the same as your brother's.. Did you copy his?  CLYDE  :         No, sir. It's the same dog.           ___________________________________    TEACHER:    Harold, what do you call a person who keeps on talking when people are no longer interested?  HAROLD:     A teacher  __________________________________