Comments | evilbil: A Tattle tale (or day 3 of 8 in Ms. Rybarzicks class)

evilbil

A Tattle tale (or day 3 of 8 in Ms. Rybarzicks class)

Oct 02, 2003 00:59

Talking to a class of 3rd graders is to talk through a sticky web of interfearance where all of your words and wisdom are caught up on the barbs of incessant tattling. The kids never do anything particuarly bad, but they constantly tell on each other as if they'd just witnessed the crime of the century. And this is how they find meaning, by ( Read more... )

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puppytron October 2 2003, 05:40:52 UTC

wait, what? you mean you arent teaching them about the fifth ammendment or double indemnity or the united states judicial system yet?

just do what principal skinner would do punish the offender and the snitchy.

this was anonymous October 2 2003, 09:21:03 UTC

brilliant.

mark griffioen

Try this... joshdahl October 2 2003, 14:16:29 UTC

kid: Mistuh Bweeguw, ummm...Cwisty is eating the cwayons.
Bill: Ok, I don't care.
kid: .....
Bill: That it?

Works every time.

Re: Try this... evilbil October 2 2003, 14:42:39 UTC

yeah I did some of that today. It usually sends them away, not particuarly miffed or anything, just stalled out. Sometimes they try to elaborate on why cwisty eating crayons is such a catastrophe and if i continue "not to care" it plays against my concience as a poor caretaker, or that I'm being perceived that way or end up on the 6 o'clock news that way.

Re: Try this... bayfm October 4 2003, 11:10:56 UTC

Is it really a situation where they need to monitor each other that heavily? I really don't know what it's like with kids that age, but it seems like you will probably have a good enough eye over all of them that they won't really be able to get themselves into big trouble. maybe the policy should be that to tattle they have to write it down on a piece of paper and bring it to you, so that the extra bullshit tattling gets weeded out. or maybe they would love that and start tattling more. I don't really know. Next time they start annoying you just put in lord of the rings or something. kids love that shit.

Little Rats! eggflipped October 2 2003, 16:33:53 UTC

I have a "No Japanese" speaking rule in class - the kids aren't able to tattle... they just say, "MmmMmmmMmmm teacher.... Kazuki.... MmmmMmmm." Are you getting good work as a substitute teacher?

Re: Little Rats! evilbil October 2 2003, 20:57:55 UTC

i get more work than I want

anonymous October 8 2003, 18:52:05 UTC

Dear Brother,

If you want to maintain control of a classroom full of 8 year olds, you will have to become more heavy handed. Remember, fear call forward respect and order. Clearly you need to establish a hierarchy with yourself at the top of the food chain. When you begin class in the morning, right after you introduce yourself to the class whack a child in the side of the head for dropping his pencil or talking out of turn. Make sure you hit him or her hard enough that they fall from their chair. Remember the ends justify the means. The class will be much more orderly once you establish that you are alpha.

Love you,
Mellissa