On a fifth grade social studies test, students were asked to define the word, investor. I'm sure the girl was a crime drama fan because she wrote it was a police officer who came to your house to look for dead people. Was she thinking, investigator?
Probably the blond, mixed with the shock of seeing a place that is not completely flat. Also extended time spent participating in dancing, singing, and the like, are bound to make one just plain nuts. Oh, and all those christmas lights mixed with the jungle decor is gonna mess with anybody's head; i mean, it's hard enough to spend a couple hours in there, how could she have possibly remained sane after living in that kind of room for years?
I'm a 45 female with teens and a husband who teaches 10th grade English. I teach at a Christian elementary school. My life is pretty normal. I go to church on Sundays and I don't drive too fast, etc.
Anyway, I have a sense of humor which is 'just' over the edge. I have offended a few teachers at my school who did not feel they could come to me and went to my principal instead. I also have a student in my room who I teased the other day. She giggled and giggled and must have told her parents that night. (There was a bad bus odor in the air and I asked the little girl if she had done that.) These parents already don't care for me and I wasn't thinking about that at the time - I guess they are looking for my mistakes. They went to the principal too. I was asked to consider keeping my lips zipped while I reconsider what boundaries are appropriate. I agree, I really do. I've been embarassing my husband on occasion for years. Anyway, now I'm on probation having been told that I don't change I will have to leave my job. I'm not new to the school but I am back after a two year leave. Anybody out there with similar stories? I feel like a pervert. Is there such a thing as Over Teasers Anonymous or other type of support group?
I too am of the "humour without thought" variety so I feel able to justify a response here.
My previous boss did not appreciate my sense of humour, although it was for the most part entirely appropriate but not always well timed (staff meetings etc). I don't offend of course. No solution to the boss thing. I transferred and am much happier for it (not only over the lack of humour thing but that was a big indicator of our mismatched personalities).
In terms of the teasing of students and others, I used to, once upon a time, tease goodnaturedly my kids. It established an easy relationship with them. However, in these now bullying infested times, I just simply don't do it. I am a young hip teacher and my behaviour is imitated by my students. When I tease, in good fun, I am establishing something in my class that says "It's okay to belittle people if you don't really mean it." But you know that some people can tease and it's okay and others really hurt, even when they're saying the same thing. We also laugh when we're teased but that doesn't mean we aren't affected by the teasing, even if it's miniscule. Don't set up patterns of behaviour in your students. It's not okay to tease, even in fun, because there's a fine line between teasing in fun and hurting people.
You sound a clever enough woman, there are higher forms of humour and fun. try watching a Monty Python if you don't believe me. .
I used to tease and joke too. No harm, clean fun...until my daughter's 5th grade teacher made a rhyme about her name, blonde hair, and talkative nature. Boy what a number that did to her self image! 2 years later, we still struggle with the results of "I am a dumb blonde who talks all the time with nothing to say" junk.
Please for your own good reputation and the good relationship with students, try to find humor in non-peopled situations. Overflowing trash cans, pencil sharpners? Post a sign... ("Help me, I'm full and can't MT myself.)
No water days...Today only dry humor will be allowed. (Said very seriously)
Buy joke or pun books, read them or post a joke-a-day board outside your classroom. What did the pot of gold say to the leprechan? etc. This may help redirect your humor to something fun and harmless. :)
While doing some assessments with my Kinders for the first 9 weeks, I had Joel sitting at my table working with colors and numbers and shapes.
Pushing some plastic circles, triangles, squares and rectangles across the table to Joel, I asked him to name them and then slide them back to me.
He looked at me for a moment as if to say 'Are you for real?' then shrugged his shoulders and began: 'Janet', he said, pushing a circle towards me. 'George' (a rectangle), 'John' (triangle) ....
It was all I could do to NOT fall in the floor exploding with laughter as he continued to name all the shapes I had given him!!
That is too funny! Just shows you how literal children can be. When I was three, I complained to my mother that my older brothers were teasing me and calling me names. Her answer was 'So, you call them names right back.' And I did - I defiantly walked right up to them and shouted 'NAMES, NAMES, NAMES'.
On 2/01/04, denise/wv wrote: > While doing some assessments with my Kinders for the first > 9 weeks, I had Joel sitting at my table working with > colors and numbers and shapes. > > Pushing some plastic circles, triangles, squares and > rectangles across the table to Joel, I asked him to name > them and then slide them back to me. > > He looked at me for a moment as if to say 'Are you for > real?' then shrugged his shoulders and began: 'Janet', he > said, pushing a circle towards me. 'George' (a > rectangle), 'John' (triangle) .... > > It was all I could do to NOT fall in the floor exploding > with laughter as he continued to name all the shapes I had > given him!!
My class of 5 year olds were working on a Fairytale theme. We were critically looking at the story of Cinderella. I was throwing little "what ifs" at them, like... "What if Cinderella hadn't met her special fairy friend?" "What if the Prince had seen Cinderella change back to her real self when the clock struck?"
At last I asked, "Well, what if Cinderella's foot had not fitted inside the slipper?"
A solitary hand raised and a sweet feminine voice answered, "Jenny Craig?"
We have been ENCOURAGED to form a group to sing at our elementary school talent show. Any suggestions? Please keep in mind MOST of our staff is tone deaf and dysfunctional. THANX......................
A group of us sang the theme song from 'Grease' - we correographed something simple and the one male teacher laid on the floor (based on one line in the song - can't remember now) and we all gathered around him on our knees and pointed at him. We wore jeans that were rolled up, white 'bobby sox', white canvas sneakers, white shirts with the tails out and scarves in our hair (ponytails if our hair was long enough). The kids loved it because they all knew the music. Another fun one is 'My Boyfriend's Back' or anything else from the late fifties and early sixties.
On 3/04/04, aubrey wrote: > On 3/04/04, beth wrote: >> We have been ENCOURAGED to form a group to sing at our >> elementary school talent show. Any suggestions? Please >> keep in mind MOST of our staff is tone deaf and >> dysfunctional. THANX...................... > > > Does it have to be serious? What if you did a funny song or > just a funny version of a song. I think anything that would > make the children laugh would be a big hit, and it wouldnt > require any major talent. > The village people comes to mind...I can just see everyone in > costume dancing to YMCA. The kids might get a kick out of > it. Just and idea! :)
****New Post ...check it out**** We are doing a retirement dinner ..four are leaving this year...we are singing BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO..."don't take your smile away from me.....don't you leave us all in misery...if you go ...What will we do.... yes, breaking up is hard to do!!" Remember when you (appropriate teasing about when the retiree did something dumb) please won't you give that just another try, think of all that we've been thru, yes breaking up is hard to do.....
On 1/20/04, um.... wrote:
> why is my roommate such a whack job?
Answer:Pink and glitter gets to the head eventually