applying the dictionary
My friend was sitting smugly in her new office. Trying to look very serious and important in the swanky conference room when she gets a call from her daughter's school summoning her immediately.
The 10 year old daughter's class is being taught to use the dictionary. And the daughter with a friend, after some self education, is going around school, asking eighth standard seniors if they were 'virgins'. A teacher complained that the kids called her a 'whore' too.
After complaints were made and heard out the two girls were rusticated for a day and sent home with the mothers.
The 10 year old daughter was last heard telling her friend, "if we learn bigger and dirtier words, we'll get a 2 day holiday, you know."
The 10 year old daughter's class is being taught to use the dictionary. And the daughter with a friend, after some self education, is going around school, asking eighth standard seniors if they were 'virgins'. A teacher complained that the kids called her a 'whore' too.
After complaints were made and heard out the two girls were rusticated for a day and sent home with the mothers.
The 10 year old daughter was last heard telling her friend, "if we learn bigger and dirtier words, we'll get a 2 day holiday, you know."
posted by anumita at 10:51 pm
44 Comments:
LOL... is this for real??? Hilarious!!
The things kids think of these days. I had to wait all the way to 11 before I learnt the word whore. Not. ;)
Ha ha haha... so much simplicity!!
And that kid is really intelligent: my my, how to get holidays :)
....and I used to think kissing could gt one pregnant!
Makes me feel so outdated
If only someone rewarded us with holidays for using the same language. *sigh* Hilarious story btw
:-)))
Though it's fun to read this post..but i'm worrying about those kind situations and where to lead such innocent kids..
You are joking right?
melody: You bet. These kids are too cheeky these days.
sudipta: Simplicity? I think these kids are too smart.
minal: Well, I too had some embarrassingly weird ideas as a kid.
ajeya: I wish. But I think our language is quite holy compared to the kinds teenagers and youngsters use today.
chakra: Even I laughed really hard when I heard about it.
gangadhar: What I found funny was the school gave up. I thought it was the school's duty to set them straight instead of accusing the mothers that they are learning it all at home.
noojes: No, I swear I am not.
lol - this really made me laugh ...
Nice One! You have got to admire the logic! Kids are quite literal, take this 6 yr old I met yday, I asked her, "How is your mum" and she replies, "My mum is getting fat". Honestly! Btw which school is this, yeah they should set the kids straight and 10 isn't that young, 10 yr olds talk about dating for chrissake..whatever happened to that thing called childhood?!
That was nice..But must be diffcult for ur frnd..how do u handle something like that..Kids today are too intelligent
Even we...yea "we"...i mean we were a group of classmates, used to look up these so called "dirty" words...but neva spoke them out to the teacher...
you know what..."GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS".
my god!! even today i dont know many things and i came to know abt all this in my graduation and thats becoz of my raging....
wat going to happen to these kids..
oh God! What's happening to kids these days? No innocence left in them anymore!
We are going to have nother girl and we are planning on returning to India by the time the oldest turns 5 so we can school them there!! Do you think its time to rethink our decision :(
prerona: Even I laughed really hard.
mellowdrama: Mum getting fat is really cute. And you are so right. On being accused that the daughter is learning everything at home, the mother said, "yeah, I ask people if they are virgins when they come home and I also call them whores"!!
sangita: Actually no, she's a really chilled out mom.
abhishek: You bet. Girls will be girls and always pursued by guys.
mysterious_mona: Kids today are growing up faster I guess and the media is responsible for a lot of it.
hardu: The end of innocence... sounds kind of tragic, no?
monk15ad: Not at all. Unless you are planning to come and school them in bombay :)
:D The girl is smart for figuring out what will get her another day off. Now, only if teachers were smart enough to curb this kind of behaviour without giving them the satisfaction...
Personally, I feel most of the teachers in Indian schools just turn to such punishments because they cannot think of better ways of disciplining these kids. Really - what is a 2-day suspension going to do? How about thinking of ways to motivate the kids to behave well?
:) trust kids to come up with such wierd ideas.
I guess school authorities are more wrong here!!!
where has all the innocence of kids gone???
Anumita, I AM a 'youngster'!!!
its turly hilarious the kinda things that one gets to hear from those small mouths at times!
Shocking words to come out from 10-yr olds. I'm even surprised at their guts to go and ask these things to their senior and call them names. I was so scared of my seniors in high-school when I was in my primary and middle-school classes. Kids are really out-of-control these days. Media, society, busy parents and the casual attitude of the school teachers...everyone's responsible. Its really SAD..
kids will be kids..a few days back when i was a kid and watched a movie called "dil", i had two words which i didnt know..and daddy had tough time explaining "kiss", i still wonder what would have happened-if asked- with the other one(that being "rape")
really really hillarious.smart one.
I never truely understood the whole point of a suspension from class back when i was in grade school. I dunno what the teachers were thinking i was supposed to do by giving me a week off school and homework. it was like a paid vacation.
gettingthere: Kids are smart these days. But I will always maintain that teachers in India are doing a far better job than elsewhere, especially in the US. At least students don't go to school with guns and shoot people here :)
shreemoyee: Very amusing, right?
stone: Even I think they are. But complaining to parents is the easiest way out.
swathi: It's the age of the end of innocence, didn't you hear?
ajeya: I know you are. I just forget how ancient I am.
velu nair: I love the stuff they come up with. But sometimes there are the oversmart ones that you want to run away from.
priyanka: I know. I always wonder at the things that kids can say and do, all that I never could. I was such a quiet and well mannered kid. But it makes for a good laugh when you are not the parent.
manoj: It's always better to try sources other than your parents if you want some cool information.
procheta: Right, even I thought it was really smart and hilarious too :)
manny: The idea I think is to make the kid feel ashamed of being punished, in front of the class and everyone else. But it doesn't work like that unless you are the nerdy sort (in which case you wouldn't be punished in the first place!).
Anumita, you really think that it is only the teachers' job? It really does take the whole village to raise a child. And many teachers in India are trying their best - I agree with you on that. But they lack imagination when it comes to discipline. I see parents blaming it on the teachers and teachers blaming the parents when, in fact, both should work together.
Personally, I feel both school systems (Indian and American) can learn some things from each other.
hey nice blog da,
i liked esp mars-venus post...cool one :-)
No this is not true, is it?? I mean getting rusticated part!
:-)
I don't want to run into these girls!
lol. I was thinking about writing the first time i came across this word.
Hello..
Look funny but very thoughtful. this is: "Mars vs Venus"
Roy
innocence lost....thru a dictionary
OMG...hilarious...I guess schools should understand that suspension is just another holiday for the kids now :p
scary!! coz they actually know when and where to use them!!
bips
bhagwaan bachaye in bacchon se;p
Cannot comment in non beta blogs,so anon comment now:(
alapana
http://aalapana.blogspot.com
hilarious- found my way thru cabbages & kings (aparna). nice blog u hav got-
i dont know why the teacher thought sending the girl home was a good idea? i guess the word "rusticated' means a big shame during school days :))
ha ha ha........that's really funny!
naughty innocence!
mistress of magic: Plenty of chances :) Do I know you?
gettingthere: I know as a parent you must be more passionate about the education systems. All I get is second hand info from friends kids about their schools.
endeavourme: Welcome and thank you.
sinusoidally: Absolutely true.
ph: You are right. I too avoid the kid. She scares me bigtime.
arunima: Do write, it will be fun. I dont even remember the first time I heard it.
roy: Thank you, roy.
sherriff: Hahaha! Blame the dictionary now.
shobha: Kids know how to turn everything to their advantage I guess.
bips: I tell you, they are too smart. I avoid meeting the daughter when I meet the mother, more out of fear. Unnerves me.
alapana: Dont worry, as long as I see you around and get to read your blog, it should be fine.
itchingtowrite: Thank you. Yes, for us it was, but I guess it takes a lot to put kids to shame these days :)
ketki: Isn't it? I laughed really hard when the poor mother told me.
suspended for a day mean? rusticated usually means thrown out of school.. at least it did in my days..
hahahah !! cool man
bluespriite: I am confused now. I don't know... maybe suspended is a better word to use for she wasn't thrown out of school.
pallavi: I know, really cool, the kids :)
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