My Life as a Teacher: What We Talk About

What's a ball made of?
A ball is made of rubber.
What's a window made of?
A window is made of glass.
What's a cat made of?
Cat is made of mom cat.
Oh. Right.

And I thought I was asking a trick question. The best I had in mind - in fact, all I had in mind - was, "A cat is made of fur."
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Where do you want to travel?
Esther: I want to go to England. It looks wonderful.
Emily: I don't know, but my school English teacher is Canada man and he has the brown skin. But, teacher! His hand is white!
Uh, I see. Ok... Jim, where do you want to go?
Jim: I wanna go to Thailand.
Why?
Jim: I wanna see the Transgender.
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Not a man, not a woman, not a person. Just, "The Transgender."
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What do you do for fun?
Watch TV and go to the toilet.
Go to the toilet? For fun? Are you sure about that?
Yes.
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I'll stop asking questions and you spare me the details. Deal?
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And let's not forget the Monday I tried to sneak into work barefaced and one of the kids said, "Teacher, on weekend your face get old."

I get paid to make conversation all day and yet I'm constantly rendered speechless.