Last quarter I had two of my students, whose behavior can be rather challenging, three times a day-- for intervention, reading class, and English class. Instead of wearing my patience ever thinner, I found that the more time I spent with those guys, the better-behaved they were. Go figure.
Now I only see them once a day, during the last class period that I teach, and I find myself aggravated with them much more frequently. Today I gave one of them a warning look and asked him to step over to my desk.
Before I could say a word, he shook his head and looked at me. "Don't you miss seeing me all the time?" he asked.
"Yes!" I told him, "I really do! Now, about throwing that paper..."
Now I only see them once a day, during the last class period that I teach, and I find myself aggravated with them much more frequently. Today I gave one of them a warning look and asked him to step over to my desk.
Before I could say a word, he shook his head and looked at me. "Don't you miss seeing me all the time?" he asked.
"Yes!" I told him, "I really do! Now, about throwing that paper..."
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