Quirky Quips & Sewing Snips
Describing Jim’s first day in my class reminded me of a new student who came to my room last year. Class had barely begun and there was a knock on my door. I opened it. There stood a young man all spit shined and polished. He was wearing dress shoes, [...]
I got a new student today. He came in bold as brass. No shyness at all. Asked to sit with the worst behaved kids. I sat him right square in front of the class. I overheard him talking to Joe. “We could do anything at my old school. They’d send [...]
The Eyes Have It We stood at assembly, waiting for the pledge to begin. Somebody mentioned the Sunday time change. The class discussed the repercussions of losing an hours sleep. I said, “You’ll have a cranky teacher Monday morning.” Joe smirked at me and rolled his eyes. “Excuse me,” I [...]
Desert kids are strange. It sputtered rain yesterday. Three drops here. Four drops there. The kids danced around in circles outside with their arms raised to the gray skies, chanting, “It’s raining! It’s raining!” [...]
Rick came in the room whimpering. His knee was scraped. A bit of blood was oozing out. I directed him toward the first aid kit and said, “It’s only a knee. Knees grow back.” The kids argued with me. Later, Jake came in with a skinned elbow. I directed him [...]