You're So OLD!

Children, I've found, have absolutely no qualms (a word I know how to spell because of Rugrats) about saying exactly what they feel. Thus, I am called "old," "boring," "crazy," "eccentric" (though how this fits in with 'boring' I've yet to determine), and various other things that mature adults with brains would never think to call you (to your face) over the course of the past three months. 

Today we had a fire drill during 6th grade music appreciation, which of course was cause for excitement and complete lack of control over oneself. This resulted in a child exclaiming the following at me:

"MISS B YOU ARE SO OOOOOLLLLDDDDDD!!!!"

Back it up. 

Kid: "...people over 20 shouldn't even be allowed to have Facebook or Instagram! It's just not right."

Miss B: "Kid, when Facebook came out you had to have a college email just to sign up!"

Kid: "Miss B you are so old." 

This happened yesterday, as well, when a student picked Jimmy Eat World's 2001 hit "The Middle" for their My Music project and I danced around the room while we listened to it. In this same class we watched the opening credits to "The Shining" today, and as I got excited about Stanley Kubrick's use of pre-composed music for the entire soundtrack their eyes glazed over.  I did have a couple of kids look at me and croak out "Reeedruuuum," which restored some of my faith.




Miss B