The Jolly Rancher Challenge for the day was for students to express their appreciation for a teacher and then come tell me about it. I figured it would be encouragement for kids to say what they were thinking anyway, and for the most part I was right. Once they started thanking, the candy really did become secondary to most.
Many students wanted to appreciate me, mostly because I was standing right there with a bag of Jolly Ranchers, but I stopped them. "Not me," I told them, "another teacher. There are plenty of them around here!"
"Why?" asked one girl. "I do appreciate you! You're my favorite teacher!"
"Thanks," I said, "but--" I hesitated.
"It would be pretty pathetic for you to give candy for compliments, right?" she finished.
Many students wanted to appreciate me, mostly because I was standing right there with a bag of Jolly Ranchers, but I stopped them. "Not me," I told them, "another teacher. There are plenty of them around here!"
"Why?" asked one girl. "I do appreciate you! You're my favorite teacher!"
"Thanks," I said, "but--" I hesitated.
"It would be pretty pathetic for you to give candy for compliments, right?" she finished.
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