The Dangers of Being My Student....

SO, I stepped on a kid today...and he cried. I obviously didn't mean to, and felt absolutely AWFUL for the whole ordeal! I apologized many times, but at the end of it all, I still stepped on a Grade 3 student's hand. I was walking backwards (first mistake) towards the c.d. player and he was all squirmy on the carpet and literally placed his hand directly in my path (says an eye-witness).

He was pretty hurt and definitely in pain. We got him some ice and I called his parents to tell them the whole story afterward. I hope he's feeling better tonight.

This 'incident' reminded me of another one that may have even topped it from a last year. I'll refer to it as "The Day I Kicked a Student in the Face". (True story).

I was wearing a Snow White costume at school for Halloween and was sitting in a chair, showing something to my Grade 1 class, who were sitting on the carpet. Part of my costume included bright red sparkly slippers. Being a chronic leg-swinger while sitting, my legs were crossed and likely moving. Without even noticing, one of the girls had crawled up really close to take a closer look at my slipper and WHACK! I totally kicked her.....right in the eye. My sentiments today were NOTHING compared to how I felt after kicking Sally in the face. She started crying (naturally) and covering her eye.

I took her to the office to get some ice (the all-healing-remedy-in-elementary-schools) and I called her mom. Her mother was awesome and told me not to worry about it and admitted that her daughter was a bit on the dramatic side. (I'm glad I got the heads up). Upon closer inspection, Sally's face and eye were A-Ok! (Thank Goodness!)

I still felt awful.... and for the rest of the week, whenever I saw Sally in the hall, she would quickly cover her eye and pretended like it still hurt! (Her mom was right - definitely an Oscar-worthy performance).

Don't you wish your child was in my class? ;)

A Future Musician said....

After presenting a group musical composition last week, a Grade 3 student asked me:

"So, do we get paid for this gig?"

I couldn't help but laugh!