Wednesday. Third period.
Class started. I explained what they'd be doing. (See Wednesday's post about testing.) They got to work.
Then Jonas made his entrance. Late.
He announced that he was late. He announced a couple things. And he loudly asked what we were doing in class.
The rest of the class was quietly working.
Some students... They never quite get the memo that when you're late, you don't walk into the room like you're the star walking onto a stage. But some students are the stars, and they behave like this.
I had already explained what we were doing for the students who were on time. I also had the agenda typed out nicely on a cute slide that was projected on the classroom TV.
I pointed to this in response to Jonas. He could figure it out on his own.
Sometime during class, Jonas then asked when Ms. B would be returning. Loudly.
The previous week I had said in two weeks. Apparently this was not specific enough for Jonas. He acted like I had not answered the question.
I had a couple students finishing up their testing. I was keeping a quiet room. If Jonas had raised his hand and asked quietly, I probably would have answered. But he just announced to the quiet room, "When is Ms. B coming back?"
Yeah, not responding to that.
Besides, I was going to tell them on Friday that it was my last day.
Which is what I did. On Friday, I made the announcement that Ms. B would return on Monday. My time with them was finished.
Jonas? Was absent that day.
Just shaking my head. Some things never change, do they? Just different students.
ReplyDeleteYup. It's the age. Some of them will always act like this.
DeleteIs Jonas a fan of Rump? He needs his backside spanked
ReplyDelete7th grader, so likely not political yet. I would hope he's not pro racist-in-chief since he's Black.
DeleteIt’s definitely the age
ReplyDeleteYup.
DeleteI can remember kids acting like this 40 years ago. Some things never change.
ReplyDeletethecontemplativecat here. Jonas must be an entitled child. He can do no wrong.
ReplyDeleteI get the feeling that his parents never deny him anything. Which isn't a bad thing, but it's like they've never taught him that sometimes he has to wait.
DeleteThe one good thing is that Jonas did not get to know in advance when Ms. B would be back.
ReplyDeleteAnd yet, I did tell him she'd be back the next week (before). But that wasn't specific enough for him.
DeleteI'm guessing the class is sick of him or they would have responded to his outburst.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure Jonas will continue his act with Ms. B!
ReplyDeleteShe's had him for a semester before this, so she probably has better ways to deal with him.
DeleteThe Star, the Center of his Universe.....lol, its the age.
ReplyDeleteYup. It's not the first time I've seen this behavior.
DeleteWell, THE one that makes the course getting special ;)) Without this kind of student, it would be too quiet!
ReplyDeleteJonas is going to be a hero in future, looks like.
ReplyDeleteHe definitely thinks so.
DeleteBut a teacher's job is never really done...
ReplyDeleteTrue.
Deletethere are the late comers, the early arrivers, the clowns (me), the ones that have to always been seen, the ones that venture off into corners to not be seen, those that wish to be heard, and those that don't.....he appears to be a lot of the above. Now, if he had a good reason, like tied up by another teacher and said teach walks him to class or sends a message, then I would be open to explain the task at hand, to just be late and enter like that, NOPE.
ReplyDeleteUsually late comers know to ask their neighbors quietly. And I've seen those interactions and let them be. But this? Yup. Nope.
DeleteUgh... Be well!
ReplyDeleteWhy do I immediately think of Spicoli?
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