Yes, I totally embarrassed him. It is not the first time and it won't be the last, but he is not likely to forget it for a while. Here's what happened.
I showed up at Abilene High at 3:45. No Ben
4:00... No Ben.
4:20... Found him in the small gym behind the basketball gym. Turns out he had basketball practice after school and just couldn't seem to find the time to call or text me... keep in mind this is the child who texts his friends CONSTANTLY and can text, talk and walk at the same time, which by the way I cannot do. If I try to text and walk, I usually fall down. It isn't pretty.
Anywhoo, he is supposed to be at the football stadium at 5:00 sharp to practice with the band for the football game and the band director is a stickler for punctuality. Ben assures me practice will end at 4:30. I go back out to Mom Land (the parking lot) and wait in the car.
At 4:45, I enter The Gym. A mom. In The Gym. Ben spots me and starts waving me away frantically, mouthing the words, "NO". But I am determined. As I approach the basketball coach all the boys on the sideline are looking at me with wide eyes. A mom. IN THE GYM!
For a moment, I waver, but then press on, determined. I've come this far and there is no turning back. I politely explain to The Coach that Ben needs to be at the stadium at 5:00 and ask when the boys will be released. The Coach looks at me like I am pond scum and out of the corner of my eye, I see Ben trying to hide behind his teammates. Later, Ben made me promise that I would never, ever, ever enter The Gym again and under no circumstances am I to ever talk to The Coach again. I agreed...
And the moral of this story is always text your mom if you are going to be late.
Rules Are Rules!
Today, one of my students was talking on his cell phone during class. I told him that students were not allowed to talk on cell phones in school and he needed to put the phone in his pocket.
A few minutes later, I noticed he had pulled his phone out of his pocket and was talking again! As I headed toward him, he said, "I gotta go now. She's coming!" I confiscated the phone and told him he could have it at the end of the day when he went home.
He was very upset, but rules are rules.
At this point you may be wondering why this is unusual and why I am writing about this because teachers confiscate phones everyday from students. So I am including a picture of the phone.
A few minutes later, I noticed he had pulled his phone out of his pocket and was talking again! As I headed toward him, he said, "I gotta go now. She's coming!" I confiscated the phone and told him he could have it at the end of the day when he went home.
He was very upset, but rules are rules.
At this point you may be wondering why this is unusual and why I am writing about this because teachers confiscate phones everyday from students. So I am including a picture of the phone.
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