"so they said"

last week I had the honor & pleasure of chaperoning the middle school winter dance

I was helping one of my students get her permission slip when we had the following conversation:

me: "wow, those are some pretty crazy heels you have on"

student: "yeah, I never get to wear them, they are pretty hard to walk in"

me: "so you thought you should wear them to a dance?"

student: "well yeah Mrs. Lewis, because students don't really pick up their feet anymore while dancing, they pick up their butts"

me: "oh, I see.  how silly of me."

You learn something new everyday, especially if you teach middle school.