Correcting Jokes

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    Written by: Sister Helen P. Mrosia
    He was in the first third grade class I taught at Saint Mary's
    School in Morris, Minn. All 34 of my students were dear to me, but
    Mark Eklund was one in a million. Very neat in appearance, but had that
    happy-to-be-alive attitude that made even his occasional
    mischieviousness delightful.
    Mark talked incessantly. I had to remind him again and again that
    talking without permission was not acceptable. What impressed me
    so much, though, was his sincere response every time I had to correct
    him for misbehaving - "Thank you for correcting me, Sister!" I didn't
    know what to make of it at first, but before long I became accustomed to
    hearing it many times a day. One morning my patience was growing thin
    when
    Mark talked once too often, and then I made a novice-teacher's mistake.
    I
    looked at him and said, "If you say one more word, I am going to tape
    your
    mouth more...

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