After dealing with "The Riddler" and his birthday woes (see the previous installment of The Daley Laugh), I figured the rest of the day would be smooth sailing. Well...I was wrong. This post is about dear, sweet Georgie in my class. Georgie is the little one who molested me by giving me a hug and pinching my love handles. He means well, but I really felt uncomfortable after that and hoped that the cameras in the building did not pick that incident up. Enough about the molestation...on to today's story.
Georgie is a very enthusiastic child. He loves learning and really wants to do well. However, he can get a little carried away at times and needs to be reminded to get back on track. Today was one of those days. He was loud and talking out of turn all day long. Everytime I looked at him, he was fooling around and I just couldn't take it anymore. Lucky for me, his mother works in our building and if I am having some issues with him, I know I can always call 'Mommy' and she will back me up (we're like a posse). Lucky for him, I have never had to call 'Mommy' to my classroom...until today.
The children were lined up and about to enter the classroom when I noticed Georgie bouncing off the walls. He was talking a mile a minute, he was loud AND bouncing around like a jumping bean. So I told him to go get his mother immediately (Georgie's mom is one of those old school, no nonsense Haitian mommas. For those of you who don't know...they are a force to be reckoned with!). I know...I had one!. At that moment he knew he was going to get it. But...I gotta give it to him, he went without protesting.
Georgie's mother came to the classroom and I explained to her that he was rather rambunctious today and that I had been talking to him ALL DAY. Georgie's mother grabs him by the face and tells him this...
Georgie's Mom: (while grabbing Georgie's face) You are going inside the classroom and you will apologize for disturbing them today. Then you are going to tell them that after today, you will not speak unless the teacher speaks to you or asks you to speak. After that you will tell them that if Ms. Daley has to call me to speak to you about your behavior, I'm going to kill you.
Georgie: (frightened look on his face) Huh???? What am I supposed to say again?
Me: Just go into the classroom and apologize for disrupting the class.
Georgie's Mom: You are to apologize for disrupting the class and tell them that if I have to come up here to speak with you about your behavior again, I will kill you!
At this point, Georgie walks into the classroom (with 'Mommy' in tow) and apologizes to the class for being disruptive. Then he proceeds to tell them that if he doesn't get his act together, his mother will come to the classroom and kill him.
The children are sitting at their seats in shock. Some of them have their mouths covered in shock. A few of the girls were 'clutching their pearls' and some other children were trying to contain fits of laughter.
Then Georgie's mom interjects with, "If I have to come back in here for you, I'll be coming with the brush."
The other children have looks of utter confusion on their faces upon hearing this and one of them gets bold and says, "Brush???? Are you going to brush his hair?"
Georgie's mom says, "No! Some of you might get a belt. I get a brush!"
At this point, the children gasp and start whispering about how much trouble Georgie is in. Needless to say, I don't hear a peep out of Georgie for the rest of the day. I pray that today's incident was enough embarrassment for a good while and that he'll think twice before acting like a pinball bouncing around the pinball machine all day long!
Georgie's mom may have been a tad bit extreme for some people, but sometimes we need those old school, no nonsense Haitian mommas to keep us in check.
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