my students love to give me complisults

So. Complisults. A compliment you give someone that's actually half an insult. As it turns out, my students are great at them. Like, really great. And they don't even know it, bless their souls.


On the second day of school:
"Mrs. Emery, everyone said you were super strict, but actually, you're really nice!"


Yesterday: 
"You actually look really pretty today!"


And today:
"You do a really good job having energy even though you look tired by the time the later gators go home!"


And then you get to say thank you to the student for being so polite and going out of their way to give you a complisult compliment :)

But in all seriousness, I have the most darling kids. They work hard, they're sweet, they make me origami dolls during recess. What more could a teacher ask for?