Sit at desk.
Get up, sharpen pencil.
Kick friend on way back to desk.
Sit at desk.
Drop pencil.
Nearly break chair
leaning over to pick up pencil.
Apologise to teacher when rebuked.
Sit at desk.
Tap-tap-tap.
Tap-tap-tap-tap.
Tap.
Taptaptaptaptaptaptaptap!
Apologise to teacher when rebuked.
Sit at desk.
Excavate draft from folder.
Scribble in margins.
Poke friend with pencil.
Mark on other friend's paper with pencil.
Sit at desk.
Wriggle,
lean chair,
hum,
hum louder,
apologise to teacher when rebuked.
Get up.
Move desk against wall
with back to friends.
Sit at desk.
Tap.
Tap.
Tap-tap.
Sit at desk.
Start writing.
3 comments:
Love it. Poor 7th grade boy. It's so hard to sit in English. Just think with all of that wasted energy, he could have had his paper half done. Same lessons learned, generation after generation. Poor 7th grade boy's teacher.
Next verse:
send student to hall
Check to see if student is ready to rejoin group.
Student says, "Are you gonna quit yelling at me? (disclaimer: I used quiet conversational tone)
Teacher: Hmmm, I don't think you are ready yet.
What a great resource!
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