Today a kid ripped one off in the middle of beginning band. Apparently it was SBVD. It was like a giant, silent explosion. As if a bomb hit smack in the middle of the band; students went flying away from the radius, holding their noses and gagging and laughing at the same time, whilst the culprit sat in the center, with watery eyes and a proud grin on his face. And that got me to thinking. Do I write him up for it? He did say "excuse me", but it is undesirable behavior. Do I call mom? Can you imagine that conversation?
Me: Hi, Mrs. Mom of Farting Student. I'm calling because your son farted ("cut the cheese" would probably not be appropriate in this case...) during class today.
Mom: uhh...
Me: yeah, do you think you could modify his diet so it doesn't happen again? Also, please punish him at home for it.
yeah, I'm not sure it would fly.
Sometimes I get tired of discipline, so I ignore stupid things so I don't have to deal with it.
Also, sometimes it is REALLY hard to keep a straight face. I mean, I find farts funny too. Why can't I laugh? Oh right, cuz I'm the adult or something. Which means, kids aren't allowed to know I find it funny. But trust me, I DID keep a straight face. Although I think that if I didn't have amazing control over my facial muscles from playing horn for the last 14 years, I would have failed.
Does that make me a bad teacher?
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