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My first grade life: Sometimes I need chocolate, other nights a glass of wine...but apparently tonight I need BOTOX.

4/17/2018

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 Oh, the things kids say.

They always speak the truth.

They don't mean to be unkind. 

As a teacher you just have to roll with the punches.

Today, in the midst of a very frustrating comphension lesson, for both the kiddos and myself, I said to one of them: "We have to abort this mission, my head is going to explode."  I pointed to my forehead, there in itself was my mistake.... He looks at me, for a moment really believing my brains are going to spill out of my skull. 

He asked curiously..."why? what?"

I joked, as I usually do, and again pointed to the forehead and said..."Don't you see it? My head is cracking open, it looks just like Harry Potter's scar." As I pointed VERTICALLY to what I felt was an imaginary line.

When he seriously looks at my forhead and moves his finger across my forehead and says.... "Actually, I think it looks more like it's cracking side ways..." as he points to that large wrinkle going across my head!"

I busted out laughing. And yelled..."Seriously kid?!?"

Only to be followed by another cute kiddo with..."Yeah Mrs.M., I think there maybe a crack between your eyes too."

​Out of the mouth of babes!

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    Irma Mazzotti

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