One of the Sweeter Things that Comes from the Mouths of Babes
Posted by i.i. on October 15th, 2009 . Filed under: Brooklyn, they call me teacher .Student: “Do you know what would be great?”
Me: “What?”
Student: “If I had twin boys someday and named one Michael and the other one Jackson.”
I’ve never in my life met a group of people who adore Michael Jackson more than my 5th and 6th graders collectively do. And that’s coming from a true MJ-appreciator.
October 15th, 2009 at 9:32 pm
My students are positively nuts about MJ too! I haven’t heard a kid mention him in years, and now they’re wearing “Thriller” t-shirts. Apparently, an untimely death was just the boost his career needed.