Soooo...today was my first day back after a much deserved week long break. Not a good day for me to come back since my allergies were in rare form today. Almost every other word was followed by a sneeze, my nose was constantly itching and I wanted to stick a hanger down my throat since it was itching so bad. Well, on with my day...it started uneventfully and I thought that I wouldn't have anything interesting to share with you today. However, "the new kid" didn't let me down and today's writing lesson made me chuckle a bit.
We'll start with the new kid. Surprisingly, he did not harass me today. Instead he harassed his table mates. He started by channeling his new alter ego, Michelangelo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, Yeah, we met him today.). In the middle of our writing time (which is supposed to be calm and quiet, hence the classical music I play at that time), "the new kid" decides to pick up 4 pencils and pretend they were nunchucks. Then to make things worse, he decides it would be nice to include sound effects. Well, the little princess next to him goes, "Hey! What is your problem?!?! Cut it out before you get in trouble!"
Lucky for him, I was conferencing with another student when his alter ego decided to make an appearance. I asked the darling girl next to him what was wrong and she proceeds to demonstrate (mimic) what he was doing. It took everything in me to keep my professionalism and not bust out laughing. I must have really been sick, because I calmly walked up to him (I have lost every ounce of patience for this kid, so this was a big step for me.) and asked him to stop. I told him he couldn't continue to do that, since it was disturbing the people at his table. He understood and stopped.
Now, we move on to the Science lesson I received during writing. A couple weeks ago I posted this: According to one of the kids in my class, Bengal Tigers eat squid and people. Well, when that happened I kindly asked the child to please go back to her sources and double check that information. Well, I was conferencing with that child today. Do you think he/she went and corrected that information? No, of course not! He/She decided to leave it there and add some more interesting tidbits about Bengal Tigers. "Bengal Tigers eat squid and people because they are meat eaters." REALLY?!?!?!?! Because they are meat eaters?!?!?!
So in any case that you're at the beach this summer, be careful, you might see a Bengal Tiger hunting for squid. You should be extra careful, because if he can't find any squid, he'll definitely be chasing you down those sandy beaches. Then again, you could always offer him a plate of fried calamari w/marinara sauce.
I hope you found today's entry amusing. It made me chuckle a little, since I'm not feeling too hot anyway. It's a little dry, but the children were subdued for most of the day. Hopefully, it will make you chuckle. The rest of the week should be a little more exciting.
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