I had three students come into my class early today. They were "doing homework"
Me: "Oh! I just remembered what we’re doing in English today."
(students look)
Me: "Not that I didn’t know what we were doing in English when I
got here this morning."
Bob: "Ms. Sefcik, where’s your list?"
Me: "I didn’t make one yet today. I appreciate that you
understand about the importance of the list."
Bob: "You’re the only person I know that needs a list."
Matt: "Hahaha."
Bob: "She does. If she doesn’t have a list we go way off track and
we don’t learn anything."
Me: "Hey! You still learn things….just not English-related
things." (take a sip of my morning beverage)
Matt: (stage whisper) "Chai tea is herbs and spices!"
Me: "Do we need to have a drugs and alcohol talk?"
Bob and Matt: "NO."
Matt: "Drinking is bad."
Bob: "Except for Dr. Pepper. Dr. Pepper is good."
(five minutes later--Bob spinning in squeaky old rolling chair)
Me: "Bob, that is the most annoying sound on the planet."
Bob: "Sorry."
(three minutes later)
Me: "BOB!"
Bob: "Sorry."
(Bob looks at Matt)
Bob: "She's mean to me. She yells at me."
Me: "You probably deserved it."
Bob: "What?! Ms. Sefcik, you have to be nice to students."
Me: "No, I don't."
Bob: "What?! I'm going to turn you in."
Me: "Haha. Ok."
(meanwhile, in the corner of the room...)
Megan: "Aaaaahhhh! Ms. Parker is going to kill me!" (coloring furiously on an unfinished art project)
Me: "I'm sure it will be okay--it's just one grade."
Mallory: (walks in, hearing the problem) "What period do you have art?"
Megan: "Third."
Mallory: "Just do it during class."
Megan: "I can't do it in math--I have a test. I could do it in English..." (both look at me)
Me: "Uh, no, you can't."
Megan: "But Ms. Sefcikkkkkkk, I need to fin-ishhhhhh."
Me: "This is one of those lessons that hurts you to learn and hurts me to teach, but I know you'll survive."
Megan: (dramatic sigh) "Okehh."
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