The office called in the middle of class yesterday and asked me to send a student. "Oh, I know what that's about," he told me as he got up to go.
"Is everything okay?" I asked him with concern.
"It will be if you mind your own beeswax!" he snapped. "Not everything is your business."
There were audible gasps from the other students as he left the room, but I let it go and they got back to the assignment they were working on. The bell rang before he returned, and I put his books behind my desk to clear the table for the next class. He came in about 10 minutes later looking for his things, but I asked him to wait in the hallway while I got it.
"You were pretty rude me to me before," I said, and my voice was not as neutral as I would have liked.
He shrugged. "Can I have my stuff?" he said. "I'm late for science."
"Really?" I asked. "That's all you have to say?"
"It is for now," he answered, so I handed him his binder and went back to my class.
Later on I found out that he was having trouble with another student and his mom was there to meet with him, the counselor, and the assistant principal. That type of information is shared with the team so that we can support kids with whatever they are struggling, and in this case it explained why he was so touchy. For me, the incident was closed, and I didn't even think about it when I saw him in class today.
Now, this particular student is very fond of the magnetic dart board I have in my classroom. He loves to tell anyone who is nearby how his father is Scottish and that the game must run in their blood. Truth be told, he is pretty good at it, and he often stops by at the end of the school day to see if I have a few minutes for him to shoot.
I was on the phone when he knocked today, and I had a meeting right after, so I waved him and the other student who wanted to play away with a shake of my head. He continued to stand there. "She said it's closed," the other kid hissed and jerked his head at the door. The first boy waited calmly until I hung up the phone.
"I'm not here to shoot darts," he started. "I wanted to apologize for the way I treated you yesterday. I was feeling anxious about the meeting, and I took it out on you."
I raised my eyebrows and smiled in appreciation. "I accept."
"Is everything okay?" I asked him with concern.
"It will be if you mind your own beeswax!" he snapped. "Not everything is your business."
There were audible gasps from the other students as he left the room, but I let it go and they got back to the assignment they were working on. The bell rang before he returned, and I put his books behind my desk to clear the table for the next class. He came in about 10 minutes later looking for his things, but I asked him to wait in the hallway while I got it.
"You were pretty rude me to me before," I said, and my voice was not as neutral as I would have liked.
He shrugged. "Can I have my stuff?" he said. "I'm late for science."
"Really?" I asked. "That's all you have to say?"
"It is for now," he answered, so I handed him his binder and went back to my class.
Later on I found out that he was having trouble with another student and his mom was there to meet with him, the counselor, and the assistant principal. That type of information is shared with the team so that we can support kids with whatever they are struggling, and in this case it explained why he was so touchy. For me, the incident was closed, and I didn't even think about it when I saw him in class today.
Now, this particular student is very fond of the magnetic dart board I have in my classroom. He loves to tell anyone who is nearby how his father is Scottish and that the game must run in their blood. Truth be told, he is pretty good at it, and he often stops by at the end of the school day to see if I have a few minutes for him to shoot.
I was on the phone when he knocked today, and I had a meeting right after, so I waved him and the other student who wanted to play away with a shake of my head. He continued to stand there. "She said it's closed," the other kid hissed and jerked his head at the door. The first boy waited calmly until I hung up the phone.
"I'm not here to shoot darts," he started. "I wanted to apologize for the way I treated you yesterday. I was feeling anxious about the meeting, and I took it out on you."
I raised my eyebrows and smiled in appreciation. "I accept."
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