A while ago, I had a student ask me what a pun was. Imagine my joy and excitement that this girl, who up to this point had not shown much interest in class, wanted to learn something. I couldn't help but ask her why?And this is what she said:
"I just got a text from _______ that said 'thanks for blowing me off last night, no pun intended' and I didn't know what it meant."
Well, just how do you respond to that? I chose to be that mature adult I am, and turned my back and laughed. While I was composing myself, another student explained why I was laughing to which the girl cried out, rather loudly too, "Oh (insert full name of boy she was texting)!" and that was it.
The next day, as she walked into the classroom, I told her I was *thisclose* to having my word of the day be pun in honor of her. I thought she would just laugh and be embarrassed. I was mistaken. Instead, she told me that she told the boy what had happened and that he was embarrassed.
I don't know which is worse, knowing what she was doing, or knowing she had no embarrassment at telling her teacher what she was doing. However, I am pretty sure I will never forget what a pun is, and neither will she. Lesson learned.
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