Happy New Year! It's been a few days since I last posted. Today's post doesn't come from my classroom. It comes from the classroom of two of my esteemed colleagues! You know who you are! Thanks guys! I couldn't wait to get home so that I could share their stories with you all. So...here it goes!
Before I begin Part 1 of today's post, I just want to jog your memory. I am sure that many of you are familiar with Sesame Street and Big Bird's beloved pal, Snuffy. Two of Snuffy's most distinguishing characteristics were his long, elephant-like trunk and those extremely long eyelashes. As I tell Part 1 of this post, I just want you to picture Snuffy and those long eyelashes.
Today, a young boy in my partner teacher's class (we'll call him Tommy) celebrated his birthday. After lunch, Tommy's mother brought in juice and cupcakes for him to share with his class. When she delivers the cupcakes and juice to the class, she tells my partner teacher that she can't stay because she doesn't have her eyelashes on. My partner teacher responds with, "But you look great without them. It's okay, you can stay."
I can't stay because I don't have my eyelashes on?!?!?! Really?!?!?! You have got to be kidding me! All I could picture in my head was some lady running home to put those Snuffy eyelashes on, so that her face could look like it was about to take off. The best part was my partner teacher's response. "But you look great without them. It's okay, you can stay." I LOVE IT! I'm glad I wasn't there because I would have definitely burst into a fit of laughter and then I would have been in trouble for ridiculing or disrespecting a parent. The crazy things usually happen in my classroom, I am just so envious that this one didn't happen in my classroom today. I would have paid big money to be present when the eyelash comment was made.
Part 2 of today's post happened to another teacher in my building. This esteemed colleague of mine teaches an after school enrichment program. One of the little girls (we'll call her Chrissy) definitely made her afternoon. As you read Part 2, keep in mind that Chrissy is in the 3rd grade. Which would mean she's about 8 years old (maybe 9). Unfortunately I was not there to hear this conversation, however I would have paid BIG bucks to be there for it. This is another one that would have had me rolling on the floor in a fit of laughter. Here it goes...
Chrissy proceeds to tell my co-worker that her father really embarassed her. My co-worker asks what happened and the child tells my co-worker that her dad brought her snack/lunch to school and also packed her sippy cup in the bag. Now I am sure that most of you are familiar with what a sippy cup is. For those of you who are unsure, a sippy cup is what a baby/toddler uses when they are transitioning from a bottle to a regular cup! Yes...one of those. And yes...the child is in the 3RD GRADE! Then she says that the kids in the class were laughing at her. I wanted to laugh and point at her and I wasn't even there when she admitted to it.
During the after school program, she decides to eat her snack, but instead she hides behind her bookbag to drink from her suppy cup. My question is...What in the world are you doing with a sippy cup in the 3rd grade?!?!?! And why did your dad think it was ok for you to use it in school?!?!?! If you think that's crazy, you haven't seen anything yet. There is more to the story. As the child continues to drink from her sippy cup, she stops and looks at the top on the cup. Then she says, "This is not the top for my sippy cup. It's my brother's." That wouldn't be too bad if she had a baby brother. No, this little girl IS the baby! She has 3 older brothers (the oldest brother would be a freshman in high school, the middle is an 8th grader, and the 3rd brother is in the 5th grade!)! Something is definitely wrong with this picture! Why in the world does these children own and STILL USE a sippy cup! I don't think I will ever be able to look that little girl with a straight face!
I know you guys are thinking that these things can't all be happening in the school I work at. Well...they do! It's like some alternate universe or something. However, these stories help keep my sanity. Enjoy! I know I do!
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