The one with all the water dams

BACKGROUND

I am not exactly sure how this topic came up in class, but students were trying to find a way to curse without getting into trouble. I told them that if they could work in a water dam into everyday conversations that might be okay...no one ever was successful at this.

During our common course exam there was a reading passage on...you guessed it...the history of water dams.

Student 1: Miss, you better stop cursing or I am going to tell on you.

Me: I am just reading you the exam, which is one of your accommodations on your IEP.

Student 2: I did not know there were three different types of dams

Me: Well, did you also know there are 50,000 dams in America?

Student 3: Miss, ditches rhymes with...

Me: don't say it

Student 3: but if the d turns into a b

Me: I know, I know

TODAY

Well, my 7th graders did find a way to successfully work in a water dam into everyday conversation thanks to the genius who decided putting in a reading passage about the history of water dams was appropriate.

WORST IDEA EVER