beezyshaw 0 #1 November 14, 2005 A first grade teacher had twenty-four students in her class and she presented each child the first half of a well-known proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb. Their insight may surprise you. While reading these keep in mind that these are first graders, six-year olds. 1. Don't change horses ......... until they stop running. 2. Strike while the ......... bug is close. 3. It's always darkest before ......... Daylight Saving Time 4. Never underestimate the power of ......... termites. 5. You can lead a horse to water but ......... how? 6. Don't bite the hand that ......... looks dirty. 7. No news is ......... impossible. 8. A miss is as good as a ......... Mr. 9. You can't teach an old dog new ......... math. 10. If you lie down with dogs, you'll ......... stink in the morning. 11. Love all, trust ......... me. 12. The pen is mightier than the ......... pigs. 13. An idle mind is ......... the best way to relax. 14. Where there's smoke there's ......... pollution. 15. Happy is the bride who ......... gets all the presents. 16. A penny saved is ......... not much. 17. Two's company, three's ......... the Musketeers. 18. Don't put off till tomorrow what ......... you put on to go to bed. 19. Laugh and the world laughs with you, cry and ......... you have to blow your nose. 20. There are none so blind as ......... Stevie Wonder. 21. Children should be seen and not ......... spanked or grounded. 22. If at first you don't succeed ......... get new batteries. 23. You get out of something only what you ......... see in the picture on the box. 24. When the blind lead the blind ......... get out of the way! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salsa_John 0 #2 November 14, 2005 interesting "You did what?!?!" MUFF #3722, TDSM #72, Orfun #26, Nachos Rodriguez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #3 November 14, 2005 I say hoax. No child in this country would understand or even know the term "new math" Some old loser made this crap up. __ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #4 November 14, 2005 Out of the mouths of babes . . . I know my kids said some amazing and hilarious stuff growing up. Then society slowly grinds the originality out of your childrens' minds. Takes years of TV and video games to do it, too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
