Chiloti

No matter what language you speak, some things are funny to any middle school student.

In both my fifth grade class and 7a class this week, students used the word "underwear" in a sentence. The seventh grader used it as an example of a compound noun. The fifth grader used it when he thought he was using the word for clothes in general.

I asked both students, "Do you know what 'underwear' means?"

"No."

"Chiloti," I said.

The seventh graders laughed for 15 seconds. The fifth graders laughed for nearly a full minute.

It's good to be back in the classroom.