One of the questions on their end of year test is about Charlotte's Web.  I can't believe how many of them came up to me and asked me if I still had the book.  Like I am going to help them with the answers?  They have read that book every single year since Kindergarten.  And now there is a movie!  They can certainly answer the question without my help.  But NOOOOOOoooooo.

These helpless little darlings are waiting for someone to give them the answers.  I have had that problem with them all year.  I give them notes for tests making sure that we cover every single item on the test.  They copy them off the board (sometimes), but do they study them?  "but I wrote them down!"  That's studying, isn't it?  I should not have to read my notes over and over.  You should just pass me because I wrote them down.  Oops, I only wrote the first two.  Well you should pass me because I intended to write the rest down but I got sidetracked playing with paper in my desk.

How can you expect me to learn when I have to talk to my BFF and boy friend every night? 

I don't have time to study I have to clean my room. 

We went into town so I couldn't study.  My mom said that was OK this time. 

I am amazed at the constant excuses they have for not studying.