Here's a condensed version of a conversation in my math class today. The topic was area and perimeter.
(4th grader with hand wildly waving in the air)
"Mrs. Mac! Mrs. Mac! If Spongebob Squarepants is already squared, when you multiply him by himself is he cubed?"
(6th grader rolling his eyes) "No. If you multiply Spongebob Squarepants by himself, you add the exponents. Therefore, Spongebob Squarepants squared is Spongebob to the 4th power."
I ran this past one of my writer friends. Her thoughts:
"Spongebob Squarepants already gives the appearance of being Spongebob Cubepants, but since he is from a 2-dimensional medium, perhaps the question is moot."
Please know this: I NEVER enter the classroom unless I am FULLY caffeinated!
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LOL! I've always wondered about him. He looks kind of rectangle to me. ;)
LOL. And they say math has too few real-life applications.
This conversation is priceless! I love it!
Man, kids are smart.
And thanks for visiting my blog!
That conversation HAS to go into a book! At least the kids of thinking!
I've often wished I'd kept a classroom journal of things my students have said - and things I never thought I would HAVE to say!
LOL...I was lost at spongebob...grin...
I forgot to have my Sweetling read this. I'll have to do that today. She'll get a hoot out of it as well :)
p.s. I've nominated you for the Kreativ Blogger Award on my blog...
Thanks, Brenda!
Halarious! I love it!
That is so funny!
I have a journal for each of my children and write silly things they say (I forget though many times!). I wish I would have done that as a teacher, too!
It'd be great material for future book ideas!
wow, that math hurt my brain. So funny! I love the things kids say.
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