Today in 2nd period ...
"Hi, I'm Cody, and I'm the worst troublemaker in the class."
"Hi Cody, nice to meet you."
"No, seriously, I'm the worst troublemaker here. Ms. W throws me out like 10 times a month."
"OK, then."
"Don't you believe I'm the worst troublemaker?"
"I can believe you are the worst troublemaker in the class. Heck, I'll even believe you are the worst troublemaker in the school. But I highly doubt you are the worst troublemaker I've ever met, and I bet we can just have a nice, relaxing, productive class period."
"Oh."
Later on I saw li'l Cody at lunch with his buddies. "Hey Cody, you didn't even crack the top 10. You'll have to try harder next time!" I got a huge smile in response.
Haha! What a great way to handle that. Good thing he didn't work real hard at convincing you what a troublemaker he is! :)
ReplyDeletePeople like him want attention, you gave him some positive attention, so he didn't resort to the other kind. Glad he didn't crack your top 10.
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