Just a few gems from the last two days in school....
"Did you harvest any zombies?!" was my greeting from Artie, first thing Monday morning, as if I'd spent the weekend worrying about his Zombie Farm on the iPad in my classroom.
"No."
"Why not?!" he demanded affectionately.
"Sorry," I replied. "I had a few other things to do this weekend."
'What's wrong with you?!" (At least he was smiling.)
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Artie: 'My friend Owen can fart 'Poker Face'."
Me: Really? How wonderful of him to share his gifts and talents.
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In math class, I noticed a disturbance and approached a boy to inquire about his whispering.
"It looks like a swear word." he said respectfully.
"What looks like a swear word?" I asked, puzzled.
He held up the palm of his hand and ran his finger along the outline of his fingers to show me, stopping briefly (so as not to offend) at the middle one. Then he nodded towards the board, and darned if he wasn't right; our bar graph did look like a swear word!"
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And finally....another winner from Artie, who approached me randomly in the hallway on his way to another class:
"You're going to be hearing from my neurologist!!"
Apparently, I am "literally" hurting his brain with all of the work I'm making him do.
If only I could get paid like a neurologist! :)
I'm cracking up at the neurologist threat! And I love that you can keep your sense of humor; I can only imagine how hard that is some days.
ReplyDeleteI thank God that Artie is so funny most of the time; it helps me tolerate him when he is completely the opposite. Things have also improved since I began praying for strength each morning on my way to school. :)
DeletePrayer helps! When I was a much younger teacher of at-risk students at a ghetto school, I noted the good behavior in the classroom next door to me. This lady, a devout Catholic and also a great jokester, confided in me solemnly that she prayed over every desk every morning. She also had some colorful threats at times. But her prayers, It think, made a lot of difference.
DeleteYou've got some FUNNY kids in your classroom!
ReplyDeleteWhat does it say about me that I noticed the "middle finger" right away?
:) It says you're a stinker!
DeleteArtie sounds like a card! Isn't it funny that your student noticed the "swear word"!!! :)
ReplyDeleteYes, Artie is a character, for sure. The funniest part of the little boy who saw "the finger," was how hard he tried to avoid offending me with the subject. Too cute.
DeleteI am pretty sure that I love Artie. Love the swear word chart.
ReplyDeleteHe's hilarious, which is what keeps me sane during the times he is awful. :)
DeleteYou must put all these into a book, they are priceless.
ReplyDeleteIt would be fun to read after retirement, for sure!haha
DeleteI like Artie, what a great kid.
ReplyDeleteHe is one-of-a-kind... :)
DeleteNext time rotate the graph 90 degrees. That "finger" would not be standing up so much. Of Artie will just tilt his head I'm sure.
ReplyDeleteI am in total awe of Artie because he knows what a neurologist is....the kid's genius!
ReplyDeleteThanks for making my evening ;-) Hoping you have time for zombies this weekend ; - lol
ReplyDeleteAh. The dreaded threat from the neurologist. I never got that specific threat. Although I was admonished that THE psychiatrist wanted a personal conference with me. The life of a spec ed teacher!
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