27 Teachers Admit the Most Ridiculous Things Students Have Said

15.

My uncle was a TA for a physics class at a big University. He said one of the girls in the class thought that the sun turned into the moon at night. Asked her “haven’t you ever seen them at the same time?” and she said she never noticed.

16.

On a recent test, when asked what the Holocaust was, a girl replied it was when the Germans dropped the atomic bomb on London (and this is a high school senior).

17.

Just before the end of the class on the day before winter break, I wished my students a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah or Blessed Kwanzaa. My German exchange student asked, “Hanukkah? What is Hanukkah?” I explained it was the Jewish holiday that falls in the winter. She said, “Oh, I’ve never heard of that. We don’t have many Jews in Germany.”

18.

Just before the end of the class on the day before winter break, I wished my students a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah or Blessed Kwanzaa. My German exchange student asked, “Hanukkah? What is Hanukkah?” I explained it was the Jewish holiday that falls in the winter. She said, “Oh, I’ve never heard of that. We don’t have many Jews in Germany.”

19.

The day before my wedding, a student yelled, “Have a great wedding, Ms. Linguiste! Wear a condom!”

Written by Irvi Torremoro

Irvi Torremoro is an Austinite by way of Las Vegas. She's worked in various outlets in food & beverage and is now focused on writing, eating all the things, talking about Beyonce, and petting all the puppies. She runs flavorandbounty.com, a lifestyle blog about people in the service industry.