Funny but true: conversation in a classroom

When it comes to mass-forwarded emails, I appreciate those that makes me laugh (at that point of reading the first two lines) even though they are kind of silly, just like this one…

Teacher: Why are you late?
Nick: Because of the sign.
Teacher: What sign?
Nick: The one that says, “School Ahead, Go Slow.”

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Teacher: Nick, if your father has $10 and you ask him for $6, how much is he left with?
Nick: $10.
Teacher: You don’t know maths.
Nick: You don’t know my father!

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Teacher: Nick, why are you doing your math sums on the floor?
Nick: You told me to do it without using tables!

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Teacher: Nick, how do you spell “crocodile”?
Nick: “K-R-O-K-O-D- A-I-L”
Teacher: No, that’s wrong!
Nick: But you asked me how I spell it.

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Teacher: What is the chemical formula for water?
Nick: “HIJKLMNO”!
Teacher: What are you talking about?
Nick: Yesterday you said it’s H to O!

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Teacher: Nick, go to the map and find North America.
Nick: Here it is!
Teacher: Right. Now, class, who discovered America?
Class: Nick!

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Teacher: Nick, give me a sentence starting with “I”.
Nick: I is…
Teacher: No, Nick. Always say, “I am.”
Nick: All right… “I am the ninth letter of the alphabet.”

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Teacher: “Can anybody give an example of COINCIDENCE? ”
Nick: “Sir, my Mother and Father got married on the same day, same time.”