Yesterday, Mikey, a kid in my fifth grade class, asked if his class was going to drive me to early retirement. Here’s a conversation I just had with him that illustrates yesterday’s question.
Me:Do you know why I’m keeping you after class?
Him: Yes
Me: Tell me why you think you’re still here instead of in art.
Him: Cuz I interrupted your class and spoke out of turn.
Me. And?
Him: I wasn’t doing what i was supposed to do and I made a mess out of
pencil shavings
Me: And?
Him: and when you let me water the plants I knocked them over and I
spilled water all over the floor and threw the bottles around.
Me: And?
Him: Then I unrolled the paper towels til they was taller than I is
and stuck my tongue out at you.
Me: And?
Him: then I tapdanced to my seat and said the book sucks.
Me: And?
Him: And I only thought about myself.
Me: What do you mean by that?
Him: I asked you to stop teaching so you could finish the test with me.
Me: And?
Him: Then I asked if I could have free time.
Anonymous | 20-Jan-05 at 5:21 pm | Permalink
I love this kid. He gets bonus points for tapdancing to his seat.
How do you keep a straight face when talking to him?
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Len | 20-Jan-05 at 8:14 pm | Permalink
Sounds like this kid may have a future in politics.