Fellow teachers and all else who choose to read I would like to spend some time this evening telling my slowly growing legion of followers some of the ways you can tell if the students you have in your classroom are...lets just say 'special'.
Essentially this is my ode to Foxworthy in that you know you have a 'special' student(s) if they say or do any of the following....
1. Respond to anything you say to them with the phrase "huh"
2. Never, not even on the first day of school, do they have a pencil and they then look at you as if it's your problem.
3. They say a multitude of things that may or may not be English.
4. They cannot for the life of them memorize the spelling and definition of 10 vocabulary words, but can recite every line of the latest Soulja Boy song.
5. Though they were born of American parents, have grown up speaking the English language their entire lives they cannot decipher the two simple phrases "sit down" and "be quiet".
6. They ask for extra credit work, but are failing the class because they never did the original work.
7. They think the heavy use AXE body spray is an acceptable substitute for showering.
8. They have no concept of a belt's use.
9. They ask "Are we supposed to write the questions?" even though DO NOT WRITE QUESTIONS is written in letters so big on the board that Stevie Wonder could see them.
10. And finally for tonight...wait...huh!?
You said it Sty. You have got to have it in your blood to do what you do. There is little in between lovin' it and hatin' it. What an inspiration you are.
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