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.
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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