Kids Today Think On Their Feet

Teacher: John, how do you spell "crocodile?" 
 JOHN: K-R-O-K-O-D-A-I-L" > 
Teacher: No, that's wrong 
 JOHN: Maybe it s wrong, but you asked me how I spell it! 
Teacher: What is the chemical formula for water?   SARAH: H I J K L M N O!!   
Teacher: What are you talking about?   SARAH: Yesterday you said it's H to O! 
Teacher: Willie, name one important thing we have today that we didn't have 
ten years ago.  
WILLIE: Me!  
Teacher: Tommy, why do you always get so dirty?  
TOMMY: Well, I'm a lot closer to the ground than you are. 
Teacher: Ellen, give me a sentence starting with "I."   
ELLEN: I is...   
Teacher: No, Ellen.... Always say, "I am."   
ELLEN: All right... "I am the ninth letter of the alphabet." 
 
Teacher: "Can anybody give an example of COINCIDENCE?"   
JOHNNY: "Sir, my Mother and Father got married on the same day, same time." 
Teacher: "George Washington not only chopped down his father's cherry tree, 
but also admitted doing it.   Now do you know why his father didn't punish 
him?"   
JOHNNY: "Because George still had the ax in his hand." 
Teacher: Now, Sam, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating?    
SAM: No sir, I don't have to,. . .my Mom is a good cook. 
Teacher: Morris, your composition on "My Dog" is exactly the same as your 
brother's. Did you copy his?   
DESMOND: No, Teacher, it's the same dog! 
 
Teacher: What do you call a person who keeps on talking when people are no 
longer interested?  
 PUPIL: A  Teacher