1. Today’s assignment required colored paper. Normally I set out an assortment of colors and let the children choose their own paper. Today the kids were in trouble (something about drugs in my classroom twice in a week and a bottle of water thrown at me) and therefore were not allowed out of their seats. So I went to my closet and discovered that the significant majority of my paper supply was pink. I handed each student a piece of pink paper and started to explain the assignment. I was interrupted by the following conversation:
John: This is new, why can’t we choose our own paper?
Red Head: There isn’t a color choice today. Everyone gets pink.
John: I don’t like pink.
Red Head: There isn’t a color choice today. Everyone gets pink.
Virginia: Can I have a piece of blue paper.
Red Head: There isn’t a color choice today. Everyone gets pink.
Charlie: Miss, is it pink for breast cancer awareness?
Red Head: Sure. That sounds good
Virginia: Miss, you have breast cancer?
Red Head: No. I don’t, and please don’t start that rumor.
Fred: Yeah! We’re supposed to be starting the rumor that she’s pregnant.
I don’t know why they think they’re supposed to be starting that rumor, but apparently they’re not up to multitasking in their gossip.
2. Another entertaining conversation:
Jason (of giraffe fame): Miss, are you coming back next year?
Red Head: (in a tired, bitter, frustrated sort of way) Well, I drive 40 miles to get here, which can take up to an hour, so I have to leave around 5:30 in the morning, and I spend a whole lot of money on gas and tolls. I don’t know why I would continue to do that next year.
Andy: Because you love us!
2 comments:
But, lets be honest. The odds are you don't get nearly as many cool stories without the inner-city kids. Miss you, and I can't move back to TX... but you're still cute.
Please continue to post conversations from your students. They make me happy!
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