What Did You Say??

Middle School age is such a transition time for kids, a train wreck of human growth.Poor scholars don't know what hit them. I love the juvenile mind, very few working filters kicking in!!! My kids, the ELL(English Language Learners) are going through puberty and learning English, which is a very special kind of torture. I have learned after many years not to give them open-ended questions. For example, discussing food in other countries?? Dogs will come up!!! each year someone will say ," Mrs. Baron we only eat the big dogs, not the little ones." Isn't that special!! ***Reminder to self,do not bring my Lucy the Lab to school !
I have also learned to "Narrow the Field" . Occasionally I forget and learn I do!!! We asked in passing, "What are you going to do this weekend , kids?" seems like an OK question. When one of our students replied, " We are going to slaughter sheep, but I can't eat it because of the cholesterol!" oh and "I guess we will kill a goat instead!" Well now, that is much better.
How does anyone survive Middle School???? only by laughing, its the only language that we both understand.