Kids are very perceptive. For this reason it is very important that a teacher not react to a student in sarcasm ever.
So have this issue where when I get annoyed I get a little sarcastic (as anyone who ever read my wal-mart chronicles would know).
I have this little boy in my class, who is a very sweet, very talkative child. The most common phrase I hear from him is:
"Miss Weller, Guess what?, my brother and I, Guess what?..." and it goes on. Every part of his sentences are interrupted with "Guess What?"
I can not remember a specific story of his, but lets pretend his dad took him on a Louisiana Swamp tour. I'm sure the story would go like this...
"Miss Weller, Guess what?, My dad and I, Guess what?, well we went on a boat and guess what? it was in the swamp, and guess what? it made a lot of noise, and guess what? we saw an alligator and guess what it was swimming, and guess what? it was really big, and Guess what?...."
I have reach a point where I want to answer his "guess what" 's with random things like:
"purple polka-dotted penguins" or "oak trees"
It is an exercise in biting my tongue. God is testing my patience. I hope I don't fail this particular test, but the more i hear, "guess what?" the more tempting the sarcasm gets.
So....
GUESS WHAT?!?!?!?
Life happens every day, and some days it feels like life is beating the crap out of you. Other days it's the best comedian you've ever heard. The Unpredictability of life is what makes it worth living, it's an adventure, and I'd like to share my adventure with you.
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