Hair Removal

As I am procrastinating writing lesson plans, allow me to tell you another story from last week. Some of my third grade students had finished their project, so I allowed them to participate in fun day. Fun Day basically gives students a chance to let their imaginations run wild. Each student is allowed to use one whole piece of colored paper and as many scraps as they want to create whatever their heart desires. One boy was creating a very colorful mask. The mask was entirely purple except for one piece that was lime green. This piece fit directly over his nose and covered part of his forehead. I assumed that I was a part of his mask until I heard a.....RIPPING noise, followed by a rather loud OOWWW! I quickly turned around to discover that the lime green piece of paper had not been glued to the mask, but my student's forehead.

Me---"Why did you do that?"

Student---" I wanted to try it. I see people remove hair from their backs like this all the time on TV"

I kid you not. Those were his words. I could do nothing else but laugh and walk away. What does one even say to a response like that?