DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: What About Me, Mrs. M?:He's Not the Child He Could Have Been!

DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: What About Me, Mrs. M?:He's Not the Child He Could Have Been!:

What About Me, Mrs. M?:He's Not the Child He Could Have Been!

by Lisa M

After a trying morning with one of my students, I walked over to his desk. In a quiet voice, I let him know that I was disappointed in the behavior he had been exhibiting. At least I thought I was being quiet. I forgot that my students can hear everything I say when I am NOT talking to them.

One of the boys in my class leaned over to me and said, "What about me, Mrs.M? What about me?", I smiled inwardly. No, I grinned inwardly. You know why? Because this kid, this kid that leaned over, looking, asking, for my approval about his behavior, is that kid.

You know the one, The one at the beginning of the year, other teachers ask, "You have