SCENE 1, INTERIOR. AFTERNOON, CLASSROOM. The teacher moves to a desk where a young boy is patiently waiting for help with his assignment. The teacher kneels down next to him.
JOEY: Mr. Z, I was just doing the assignment and this question perplexed me.
[The boy points to problem number four on his worksheet while the teacher looks at the boy with a surprised expression].
TEACHER: Perplexed? Do you even know what that word means?
JOEY: [Nodding]. Yeah, it means to be confused.
[Pause].
TEACHER: How did you know that word, Joey?
JOEY: I don’t know. [Shrug] I guess I’m just awesome.
TEACHER: Yeah, and it looks like you’ve got lots of humility, too.
[The boy looks confused].
JOEY: Mr. Z? What does that word mean?
[Fade to black].
11 comments:
This reminds me so much of my 8 year old.
HA! Yeah Mr. Z what does humility mean?
Too funny!
hey its like that w/being a parent too!. out of the mouths of babes, as they say!.
Laughing at Rachel's comment. Dang, she posted it before I did. ;P
I guess you know what his next vocab word should be...
I love Joey. He is awesome.
This is very good.
What a RIOT!!! So glad I have my own little 5th grader ;)
classic. And I LOVE the Witches.
Joey has no need for humility, so why should he need to know what it means??
That Joey! This is why we go to work everyday!
This is priceless! I love it.
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