John Cullien

Being a teacher is fun because when youʼre sitting at your desk, kids will act as though thereʼs a sound proof force field around you. The false confidence that they wonʼt be heard leads to entertaining moments, like this exchange in which two Grade 11 boys in a science class were discussing their futures.

“You know what I wanna be when I grow up?” the first student said. “An astronaut.”

The second student adopted a quizzical look, as if to suggest heʼd seen his classmateʼs science mark and doubted a job at NASA was on the horizon. Still, the first student continued, “I want to be an astronaut because Iʼm going to be the first person to land on the sun.”

The boyʼs friend looked at him even more incredulously and said, “You canʼt land on the sun. Itʼs way too hot. Thatʼll never happen.” But the first student persevered. With conviction, he responded, “Yeah, I know itʼs too hot. Thatʼs why Iʼm going to land on it at night.”

Prepared by: Dilnavoz