The Best Things Children Have Ever Said to Their Teachers

**On science:** 'If the sun is a star, why doesn't it twinkle?' (This is actually a really good question.)

'My mum says our bodies are mostly water but I don't feel very wet.'

**On maths:** 'I got the answer but I used a different method. My method was thinking about it and then writing down the right number.'

'Fractions are just division that's scared to commit.' (Age 9.)

**On history:** 'Why didn't the Romans just build a roof over Britain? Then the weather would be better and they'd want to stay.'

'I feel bad for the dinosaurs but also they were pretty dangerous so maybe it worked out.'

**On writing:** 'Can I start my story at the end and then explain how we got there?' (This is in fact a narrative technique.)

'My main character has all the same problems as me but is taller.'

'I put a lot of adjectives but they are all describing the same noun so I feel like that should count double.'

**On existential matters:** 'If I'm made of atoms, and atoms are just empty space, is everything actually just vibrating emptiness?' (We were doing fractions. It was 9:15am.)

'Do you think the universe knows we're here?'

'When you go home, do you stay the same or do you become a different person because we're not watching?'

**On the teacher:** 'You're the best teacher I've ever had.' (On their second day of school.)

'Do you have friends? Like, outside of here?'

'I'm going to invite you to my wedding. Is that okay?' (It is absolutely okay.)

**On general matters:** 'My nan says teachers don't get paid enough. She's right.'

'I like it here. The rules make sense.'