(photo from Google images)There are three girls with Downs Syndrome in our school. They are sixth graders who often seem more like little old ladies, walking down the hall arm-in-arm, thick as thieves and full of confidence. I often see them bossing each other around or encouraging each other with a lot of sincerity, and sometimes a lot of emotion. I have had almost no interaction with them until today, since Mrs. M is their teacher, but today was memorable!
I just got SPANKED by one of these girls the hallway! That’s right; smacked right on the butt by a girl whose name I didn’t even know. I had stopped Spunky, Silly, and Sassy in the hallway, because I had just seen Spunky smack Silly on the bottom. I said, “Excuse me, Ladies….that is not [SMACK] appropriate!” Spunky slunk off, giggling, and her partners-in-mischief followed suit.
Taken aback, flipping through the rolodex of responses in my head (and trying not to laugh out loud) I said sternly, “THAT is not okay! I think we need to go talk with Mrs. M! Spunky crinkled up her nose, stuck out her tongue, and defiantly spat, “No!” Grasping at straws; at a loss for what to do (I don’t know these girls at all and have never taught D.S. kids), I threatened, “Do I just need to write a referral instead?”
“OOOOOOOOOOOOO!” came her smart-aleck response (as in, “Ooooooooo; I’m so scared! Lady, you are in way over your head, so just shuffle off and mind your own business!” Yikes!!) And she turned around, shuffling off to lunch.
Of course, I followed up with her teacher, and I have an entirely new respect for Mrs. M and her gang of aides down the hall. I now know Spunky’s real name. (And I’ll probably walk backwards down the hall the next time I see her!)
Well that will teach you!!! j/k! Kudos to Ms. M. I have a feeling her class is never dull.
ReplyDeleteOuch! I have a whole new respect for you. I don't think I could be as cool and claim as you. I'm sure it has to be quit diffcult to be a teacher sometimes. Have to put up with some unrully kids. They don't have to have D.S. for that.
ReplyDeleteWell I hope the rest of the week is better for you. Hopefully no more spankings are in you future. Well unless you ask to be spanked ;)
Sherrie
Here I am reading you on my conference. I must like it here!
ReplyDeleteThis made me smile. I have been licked in the face (cow like) by a D.S. kid. He is non-verbal and this is how he shows he likes you!
And once I was on the bus with two MR children (filling in for a friend who was an aide). The bus driver got off the bus to talk to the teacher of the first child he dropped off. I was left alone with the second boy, who was a pretty big boy. Long story short he tried to jump into the driver's seat, the bus was running, so I tried to stop him and he, well, ummm...he bit me in the boob! He bit me really hard too! It a bruise. I found out later this was a common problem with him. Boy did my principal have fun teasing me about that one!
Having read the post above first... I can't believe she spanked you!! She's a feisty one!!
ReplyDeleteI got spanked in the stomach by a boy with Down's in my school. He's a cutie pie. I just started to laugh but his ERW's were forcing him to apologize to me which he did while laughing!
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