Friday, August 9, 2013

You never know what's going to come out a kid's nose.


Friday Flashback
Everyone sneezes differently.  There are those continuous sneezers, like mucous sprinklers you need to get out of the way of before they hit you. Then, there are those passionate sneezers that let the ah-choo thunder through the room causing all to tremble in its path.  When you here a little boy continuously sneezing with mighty passion, you begin to worry. 

That’s what happened to me two years ago when I was walking my students back to the classroom.  I looked back to check on the little guy, and after one final nasal eruption I saw the culprit lying in his hands: a button about an inch long.  As a first year teacher I didn’t have much experience, but I was pretty sure it wasn’t normal for children to sneeze out buttons.  My investigation of the situation played out like this.
Me:  Why did you put a button in your nose?

Student:  I didn’t put a button in my nose.

Me: Then how did it get there?

Student: I don’t know. 

Not many answers, but kids will be kids and buttons might be in their noses.

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