There are several students that just make me laugh. Mitch and Aaron are two of these boys. A week or so ago, they decided to see if I would be their friend. They asked and asked. I always answered with "I'm your teacher" or "I'll be your friend after you graduate" or anything else I could come up with. Pretty soon, the entire 8th grade class caught on and wanted to join in. They tried everything...even a chocolate bar broken into pieces, with a sweet little girl saying, "I am giving a piece to all my friends. Would you like one?" I politely declined and thought, "Nice try!"
At the end of that first day, Mitch walked by me on the way out of the school and said, "OK, Miss Gray...You decide...Friend...or foe!" I cracked up, and haven't stopped laughing about it.
I love teaching and laughing with my students. I love it that my students can make me laugh.
