The Breakfast Club – #BFC530 – is a 15 minute, 1 question Twitter chat every weekday. We chat in 4 timezones Mon-Fri – 5:30am Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific Times. The mission of BFC is to empower participants to make a difference in education by engaging in consistent reflective practice in a supportive community that inspires and challenges one another.
Last week we discussed a brief history of State of the Union addresses. Asked by some students to walk into cafeteria & say "The State of the Union is Strong". I now know what a president feels like when a room of hundreds stand on their feet & clap. That was fun #bfc530
Not a story, but I've got a collection of some pretty funny drawings that kids have done that without intention have been "questionable" due to their limited ability. We crack up over those! Definitely lightens the mood on some days. #bfc530
Me "Alright, so I brought these tool boxes in from home so I don't want any of you going through my drawers" Student, "Pshh, I won't be going through your drawers." Insert student and teacher chuckles here. #BFC530
Funny #edtech stories seem to trump one another. Admit: How a student explained her use of @spinbotdotcom after a paper was returned was entertaining. #bfc530
This one was funny - they were supposed to include quotes from Titanic survivors using primary sources. Somehow, the James Cameron movie version became a primary source! #bfc530
Learned about Primary Sources, and 6th graders did a One Pager about the Titanic. Read lots of non-fiction about it. Needed to include a quote from a survivor. All looked great, until I looked closely. It was my laugh of the day! #2pencilchat#bfc530#sunchat
Asked what Article 231 of Versailles Treaty was (Germany assumed guilt for WWI) & student responded it was the law that doesn't allow you to pull the mattress tag off. Over 20 yrs later still one of the best ad libbed lines by a student (you had to hear explanation) #bfc530
Someone here told a story of a MS kids who called the front office from the men's room because there was no TP and asked if they could send the janitor. That is classic right there!
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Funniest education story ... probably when the class farter waited until I said “Times Up” at the end of state testing to loudly relieve himself of the excess gas pressure with the response “you told me not to disrupt testing” #MiddleSchoolTeacherProbz#bfc530
Good morning everyone- when I was pregnant with my son- I told my Ss and we had a hilarious conversation. Loads of advice/questions. One student was completely lost in thought and very quiet. After a few mins she piped up and said, "But how did it get IN there?" #bfc530
#bfc530 I am a big believer in laughter in the #classroom. Too many stories to pin it down it down to one, but laughing is so important. I work with a group of comedy #writers, and it's amazing what laughter does for mind and body.
A: I was helping a S was doing a practice tenses ( ex: tall.. taller.. tallest ) . The S seemed to understand until we got to the last one that left off the last tense. The Q read “ Far.. Farther ...” the S’s reply was “ Down yonder “. #bfc530
I agree. So much about school can be very mechanical and assembly line-ish. Laughter allows us all to remember we are humans and a teacher being able to laugh at themselves helps students remember we are human too. #bfc530
My former principal also tells the story of teaching her young students about time and schedules. She was explaining how she wakes up every morning at a certain time to make sure she arrives to work early. One student, wide-eyed, exclaimed, "You have a JOB??" #bfc530
You have all brightened my day! Love your stories! Kindergarten is a haven for funny experiences...almost daily, as my kids have few filters! It’s part of the joy of working with young children! #bfc530
S returns to my school and says, “ Miss. are u still here?, u need to look for something better and nicer than this. I can help u with your resume. “. I told her Iwill keep her offer in mind. #BFC530
I’m in the airport in Memphis right now and am just chuckling away at 4:41 reading these quotes and stories. Gotta admit, after decades in education, potty humor never gets old #bfc530
While assisting a student with assembling their project the drill slipped and went into my hand ... her response “I bet you really want to cuss and swear now don’t you.” #bfc530
Grammar example “ the farmer placed the two hoes in his tool shed , s says” wont those women be claustrophobic in there ?” True story. Middle school. Hilarious #BFC530
We had a little boy show up in our one room schoolhouse and go up to my husband and exclaim, “look at my pockets! Aren’t they great?!” Hubs looks at him and says, “buddy, your pants are on backwards.” He looks down and says, “oh man, I’m always forgetting!” #bfc530
When I was 1st married, my wife would kiss me good bye before I left for work & say "Have Fun" my response was "Don't I always". Over 20 yrs later, my students still give me so much to enjoy, be it laughter or deep discussion #bfc530
When I was 1st married, my wife would kiss me good bye before I left for work & say "Have Fun" my response was "Don't I always". Over 20 yrs later, my students still give me so much to enjoy, be it laughter or deep discussion #bfc530
Not sure my stories are considered "education" stories, but they did occur at school. Here's one:
I spent 3 minutes convincing a student that @JLo is Jennifer Lopez
Clearly it was a side-bar moment. 🤣#bfc530
Good morning #bfc530 folks. Do you use social media in classes you teach? We have a distance class that's using social media for learning and primary communication. Take a look at #digme406 if this kind of thing is interesting to you. We'd love to hear your thoughts.
