OT - Kids say (and do) the darndest things!

[Guest guest]

This is a true story. The names (except for my son's) have been changed

to protect the innocent.

On Tuesday, , who is 12, my youngest child, and is in sixth grade,

was in English class taking notes and minding his own business.

A classmate and friend from the neighborhood, , kept asking him

questions like, " What did she say? " and " What did you write down for

that one? " was quietly answering 's questions.

Finally, the teacher had enough and said, " , why do you keep asking

about his notes? Shouldn't you be asking me? Are you too shy to

ask me? " is indeed very shy and could only lower his head a bit

and shake it to indicate the negative. The teacher pressed him further:

" Would you rather that were teaching the class? " Again, no verbal

response.

Then she asked , " , would you like to teach the class? "

Without hesitation, he enthusiastically answered, " OK!!! " The way he

told me the story, I have to (or want to) believe that he meant no

disrespect, but rather saw this as an exciting offer. I don't believe he

looked at it as calling her bluff. Whatever the case, Ms. didn't

have much choice but to let teach the class for the rest of the

period (for about 20 minutes).

I asked him how it went and what the subject of the lecture was. He told

me that he wasn't really sure about the topic, but that he just read off

of the teacher's notes and that it was pretty easy, LOL! Ah, my tax

dollars at work.

When class met again Wednesday, the students wanted to know if

would be leading the class again. An exasperated teacher told the

students that she would be teaching.

I am very glad that parent/teacher conferences are over for the year.

I'm hoping that I don't receive any phone calls or E-mails from Ms.

. In my Catholic school days, I would have realized that such a

question was a trap. No way would you agree to teach the class. It would

have been an opportunity to confess guilt and express remorse for

having participated in disruption of the class. It didn't matter whether

you initiated a conversation, if you responded to or acknowledged the

questioner in any way, even by simply looking in the instigator's

direction, you were complicit in the crime.

goes to a public school, and, too, I suppose times have changed.

But I can't help but feel guilty for finding the situation hilarious.

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

[Guest guest]

To funny....I wonder if Ms. learned her lesson for the day?????

Kathi in OK

> This is a true story. The names (except for my son's) have been

changed

> to protect the innocent.

>

> On Tuesday, , who is 12, my youngest child, and is in sixth

grade,

> was in English class taking notes and minding his own business.

>

> A classmate and friend from the neighborhood, , kept asking

him

> questions like, " What did she say? " and " What did you write down

for

> that one? " was quietly answering 's questions.

>

> Finally, the teacher had enough and said, " , why do you keep

asking

> about his notes? Shouldn't you be asking me? Are you too shy

to

> ask me? " is indeed very shy and could only lower his head a

bit

> and shake it to indicate the negative. The teacher pressed him

further:

> " Would you rather that were teaching the class? " Again, no

verbal

> response.

>

> Then she asked , " , would you like to teach the class? "

> Without hesitation, he enthusiastically answered, " OK!!! " The way

he

> told me the story, I have to (or want to) believe that he meant no

> disrespect, but rather saw this as an exciting offer. I don't

believe he

> looked at it as calling her bluff. Whatever the case, Ms.

didn't

> have much choice but to let teach the class for the rest of

the

> period (for about 20 minutes).

>

> I asked him how it went and what the subject of the lecture was.

He told

> me that he wasn't really sure about the topic, but that he just

read off

> of the teacher's notes and that it was pretty easy, LOL! Ah, my tax

> dollars at work.

>

> When class met again Wednesday, the students wanted to know if

> would be leading the class again. An exasperated teacher told the

> students that she would be teaching.

>

> I am very glad that parent/teacher conferences are over for the

year.

> I'm hoping that I don't receive any phone calls or E-mails from Ms.

> . In my Catholic school days, I would have realized that such

a

> question was a trap. No way would you agree to teach the class. It

would

> have been an opportunity to confess guilt and express remorse for

> having participated in disruption of the class. It didn't matter

whether

> you initiated a conversation, if you responded to or acknowledged

the

> questioner in any way, even by simply looking in the instigator's

> direction, you were complicit in the crime.

>

> goes to a public school, and, too, I suppose times have

changed.

> But I can't help but feel guilty for finding the situation

hilarious.

>

>

>

>

> I'll tell you where to go!

>

> Mayo Clinic in Rochester

> http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

>

> s Hopkins Medicine

> http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org