Thought you MAMMAKAZES might enjoy this. Thanks to both Jane and Vada who forwarded it to me.

This is from the diary of a
Pre-School Teacher

My five-year old students are learning to read.

Yesterday one of them pointed at a picture in a zoo book and said,

“Look at this! It’s a frickin’ elephant!”

I took a deep breath, then asked…
“What did you call it?”

“It’s a frickin’ elephant! It says so on the picture!”

And so it does…

Hooked on Phonics! Unfortunately, when I use the words “a frickin'” I can’t blame phonics. But I can blame it on my frickin’ upbringing.