"So which is better cough syrup or duct tape for rowdy students"
"I don �t know, I usually eat them..."
Now time for a Christmas story...
Had an English teacher that was way past her retirement time and had to walk with a cane. She would swing the cane at students when she even thought they were up to no good. Which was even further problematic after she broke her hip. She became even angrier... Well some of us "bad boys" talked to our favorite teachers and asked what to do... That same day someone made her cane disappear. After a bit of dicussion an idea popped up in these students heads.... The next day was the beginning of December and she came wobbling into the class and what was sitting on her desk. A four prong cane wrapped like a candy cane and a slingshot with soft balls to shoot at us "evil" students.... She cried and went home. The next day she came back using that Christmas tree cane and appologized to all the classes but letting the real trouble makers know she will still clamp down on any misbehaving. Let �s just say the last days before winter break were a bit nicer in the class. No more cane bashing...
Shocking things to do and not just for the holidays...
-give a surprise gift even to that mean teacher/co-worker/student/parent.
-wear something silly once in awhile (hey throws people off, and can start interesting conversations)
-sit in a student �s desk waiting for class to begin and the teacher to start... (raise your hand and ask where is the teacher...)
-say a line from a play... randomly
-wake a student with a hug, head massage, crying, other... but make sure it isn �t because they are sick...
-random music video or video clip
-random calls or visits just to see how the student is doing...
-random classroom furniture change...
