You want to staple WHAT?!

3 Mar

Today I had to substitute for a reading class and the kids had to read their independent reading books for the majority of the period. Towards the end of the period, a kid came up to me and asked if he could borrow a stapler.

I asked him what he needed a stapler for. Theoretically the only thing he should have been doing (and the only thing I saw him doing) was reading his book and you don’t need a stapler for that, right?

I looked again and the only thing he had in his hands was his book. Again, I thought this to be very odd.

He told me that he wanted to staple the book so he didn’t lose his page. He was going to put a staple through the first 35 or so pages and the front cover because he was sick of losing his page. He said he tried folding down the corner of his page but it kept coming back up!

I said I didn’t think this was a very wise idea. I suggested that he take a piece of loose leaf paper and fold it up a few times and make his own bookmark. I told him that on his free time he could even color it and customize it.

He told me that I was a genius.
Just when you thought you had seen it all, right?

19 Responses to “You want to staple WHAT?!”

  1. Diana 03. Mar, 2010 at 9:19 pm #

    Holy crap, that’s adorable! Aw!

    Bookmarks *are* a genius idea :D

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  2. Michelle 03. Mar, 2010 at 9:39 pm #

    Haha, what grade was he in? That’s funny. I’d never think to use staples to keep my page.

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  3. Cody 03. Mar, 2010 at 10:00 pm #

    I hate when people dog-ear books… I think I’d take a swing at someone for stapling one.

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  4. Lissy 03. Mar, 2010 at 10:15 pm #

    he he, cute :P

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  5. Barbara 03. Mar, 2010 at 10:28 pm #

    Wow kids…lol

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  6. Alexandra 04. Mar, 2010 at 12:28 am #

    Wow, was this his first book? That’s funny – are bookmarks becoming obsolete too now…

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  7. Shellie 04. Mar, 2010 at 12:49 am #

    LOL. Kids really crack me up.

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  8. Dayna 04. Mar, 2010 at 1:36 am #

    That’s uhm, a very refreshing idea! He’s cute though! :P

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  9. Lexie 04. Mar, 2010 at 7:08 am #

    Hahaha, that’s cute. I’m happy you told him about the bookmark idea, though. I think I’d cry if he stapled his page. Poor book!

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  10. Gina 04. Mar, 2010 at 9:38 am #

    Haha! Kids come up with the most interesting things. I’m just trying to think of how he even came up with the stapling idea.

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  11. Kim 04. Mar, 2010 at 10:59 am #

    That’s hilarious! He didn’t have a half bad idea there. I mean, I wouldn’t have thought to use the stapler.

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  12. Shola 04. Mar, 2010 at 3:28 pm #

    I think stapling pages are a good idea, I mean, you know you will NEVER lose your page…

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  13. Kaylee 04. Mar, 2010 at 4:25 pm #

    A piece of paper as a bookmark? How did you come up with that?? You really ARE a genius!! ;)

    Now I’m wondering how old the student was :P

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  14. Sara 04. Mar, 2010 at 5:08 pm #

    CAITLIN you are SO SMART.

    :D

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  15. Holly 04. Mar, 2010 at 5:24 pm #

    LOL – Love this story! Kids are so awesome!

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  16. Angel 04. Mar, 2010 at 5:51 pm #

    That is the cutest story I have heard in awhile! The logic was there, but the method… welll

    LMAO!

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  17. Alexandra 04. Mar, 2010 at 9:58 pm #

    Ha, ha! It’s funny how kids’ minds work…

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  18. Charlie 05. Mar, 2010 at 5:04 am #

    That’s cute, and even more so for him being so determined to keep his place. Perhaps you could suggest to their regular teacher to get the school to buy some bookmarks.

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  19. Whitney 05. Mar, 2010 at 1:34 pm #

    that is awesome. such a brilliant idea! who would ever think of such crazy things?!

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