The other day while working with first graders, their teacher became upset at how one of her students talked back to me. Honestly, I can't even remember what he said. When he refused to apologize, he was not allowed to participate in the activity. Today their class came in again and the teacher pulled me aside and told me that the student was ready to apologize ( they had been practicing). He did a wonderful job and then his teacher told him," now you can touch the shark mouth." Apparently the turning point for him was that he was not allowed to touch the shark skull that the teacher had in her room because of his refusal to apologize. I feel flattered - I guess - that I am right up there with fish bones! Actually, I admire this teacher tremendously. She loves all her students but expects them all to behave and be good citizens. In return, her students grow by leaps and bounds academically and socially.
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