"I wish Mr. W was our sub..."
I don't think Asia got the reaction from me she expected. She meant to insult me. Impune my abilities as a sub. Let me know I wasn't liked.
But what I heard was a validation. Instead of letting her do whatever she liked, I was enforcing the rules. Sorry, Mr. W, but I don't think you were a very effective sub.
(This may or may not be true. In a moment of such blatant insult, that's what I need to believe.)
What I said was, "Since I'm angering you so, perhaps you'd rather work outside..."
Which she did. For a time.
The next day, Asia was incensed. I was giving her attitude. Rolling my eyes. Giving her looks. All because I was upset with her.
(I kind of wanted to explain projection to her, but everything I said started another rant, and at that point I was trying to shut the whole thing down.)
What set all of this off? The assignment was for them to read a chapter silently. Now, to me, "silently" means absolutely no talking. And that's what I enforced.
To Asia, "silently" meant she could discuss things with her friend, make a pretense at doing the assignment, and my insisting she not talk was completely unreasonable.
Deep sigh. Freshmen. *shakes head*
(She informed me that she was going to report me. For being unreasonable, I guess. I'll let you know if I get in trouble.)
LOL, I love it that she would report you for you merely following the teacher's assignment. I think Jewel needs to get a dictionary and look up the word "silent."
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Disobedient little shites.
ReplyDelete(I could never be a teacher. I salute your patience.)
But they make for great blog posts...
DeleteYeah, I'm sure you're petrified about what's gong to happen when she REPORTS YOU .
ReplyDeleteTrying to explain projection from those who do the most projecting is an exercise in futility.
ReplyDeleteI know. That's why I didn't bother.
DeleteLOL, all I can do is think back to when we had a sub in school. Our first thought was always, "Great! We can get away with stuff." Not true of all subs...the good ones kept control of the class!
ReplyDeleteYeah, I can see that in their eyes sometimes. They learn rather quickly that I don't play those games.
Delete*blinks* wow
ReplyDeleteYeah. There are some loud and obnoxious students.
DeleteREALLY? Oh gods, no. Read a book quietly. How could you. *deadpan*
ReplyDeleteI think if my teacher gave me this assignment, I'd be jumping up an down (until I was told to sit quietly and read XP )
I know. It was so ridiculous of me to suggest it.
DeleteLOL. Did you get into trouble?? I'm betting not. What a brat!
ReplyDeleteWell, considering the response I got from the email to the teacher (she was aware of Asia's reputation from last year), and that I've been at the school two different days and I've heard nothing...
DeleteWhat a charmer. Her parents are raising quite a kid.
ReplyDeleteToo many kids have an inflated sense of entitlement. Can you imagine us ever DARING to say something like that to a teacher?
ReplyDeleteI have a feeling her mother acts the exact same way.
DeleteI would say, "Oh, I'm scared!" Or that is what my son would have said, 10 years ago. So happy my teen has grown up!
ReplyDeleteI didn't want to feed the tirade with sarcasm. Otherwise, that would have been the perfect response.
DeleteWow. You have so much patience…
ReplyDeleteAsia probably forgot about reporting you the moment class was over. Especially if the teacher was returning the next day.
Oh, I'm sure she did. It was just bluster, anyway. (The teacher had been warned about her, so she wasn't surprised by anything I told her that happened.)
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