Monday, September 30, 2013

Velcro shoelaces


Do you ever wonder if the kids wake up some days thinking, “How can I push my teacher’s buttons today?”  Such was the feeling when I had a shoe tying straggler down the sidewalk.  We’ll call him Harold for all purposes.  Now Harold was tying his shoes for five million hours and when the last of my students were entering the classroom, I forcefully stated to Harold that shoe tying time was over.  Well, he started walking towards the classroom and when his shoes got into plain view, I burst out in dismay, “You don’t even have shoelaces!”  Such is life and such is the fact that Velcro shoes need ample shoe tying time.

1 comment:

  1. I am so glad I got to witness this moment! It was a great feeling knowing that someone else was dealing with the same kinds of ridiculous issues. 3rd grade is working on this issue: "I forgot to take off my pajamas when I put my clothes on this morning." Me: ......okay? ... These are definitely some walk-away, deep breathing moments :)

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