There are moments in the classroom where you have to say the darndest things. In a classroom, it’s not just the kids–teachers say the darndest things.
Here’s a quick list of things that come immediately to mind, things that I have literally asked my kids to stop doing:
- Please stop yelling.
- Please stop screaming.
- Please stop talking.
- Please stop drawing there . . . or there . . . or there.
- Please stop drawing on that . . . or that . . . or this.
- Please stop eating that (re: pencil, paper, paper clip, marker, colored pencil, etc.).
- Please stop sucking on that (re: almost always a marker–what’s in markers?!).
- Please stop shouting.
- Please stop jumping.
- Please stop sleeping.
- Please stop picking at that.
- Please stop scratching yourself.
- Please stop putting your hands in your pants–and please go wash your hands.
- Please stop picking your nose–and please go wash your hands.
- Please stop picking at your teeth–and please go wash your hands.
- Please stop kicking.
- Please stop moving.
- Please stop writing.
- Please stop erasing.
- Please stop playing with her hair, with his hair, with your hair.
- Please stop eating your hair.
- Please stop chewing on that . . . or that . . . or this.
It amazes me how much can be destroyed, chewed, eaten, scratched, said on any given day. It’s always an adventure in teaching.
C is for Camacho 