But sometimes it feels REALLY good to put a kid in their place a little. Not to be mean or anything like that, but just to knock them down a little. Case in point:
It is about 80 degrees in our classroom when it is full of students. At the start of my roommate's 2nd block class, she had a student clean the boards with a chemical spray. In order to avoid overheating and/or choking on chemical fumes, I opened two windows. (It is about 45 degrees outside.) 20 minutes in, one student asked me to please shut one window because it was too cold. 20 minutes after that...
Student: It is so cold in here. Why is it so cold? ::sees the open window and continues in an incredulous tone:: Why is a window open? Who would open a window?
Me: I would. I opened it after V- cleaned the boards so that the fumes from the spray didn't give everyone a headache.
Student: Oh. Right.
Me: Most of the smell is gone now. If you would like Ms. T- or I to close the window, you just have to ask.
Student: ... ... ... Do you mind if I close the window, it is cold in here?
Me: Of course not, thank you for asking.
Student: Right.
Like I said, it's not that I'm proud of being petty, but sometimes it's nice to remind the students that they are not in charge and they cannot talk to people anyway they want to.
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