I like to joke around with my students. I am by nature a sarcastic person, and as much as I may be told by workshops that sarcasm does not belong in the classroom, I still use it. If I didn't, my students would have to learn to actually read on their own, because I'd never speak.
Anyway. One of my long-standing jokes with my classes is that I am allergic to lies/bullshit. This allergy manifests itself as "sneezing" when a kid starts trying to weasel their way out of something. Only thing is the sneeze sounds oddly like "bullshit" when that happens. Odd, right? Generally, the kids are very quick to pick up on this, because apparently the novelty of a teacher cussing just never wears off.
Well, today, after I've already had several "sneezing" bouts in this class, much of the class is giggling, and I actually state out loud that I have this "allergy" to lies.
Student: Wait, really?
Now, she is a sweet girl, and I really didn't want to hurt her feelings by mocking her incessantly. Luckily, her friends did it for her, so I was able to save my own ass from getting fired.
Other Student: Did you seriously just ask that?
Student: What, I just wanted to make sure!
Other Student: Are you that stupid?
For a moment I wondered if she would take offense, but apparently she's too dense to realize how much they making fun of her.
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That's hilarious.
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