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the shoe boy strikes *again*
Jul. 18th, 2002 11:50 amokay, so yesterday i had to work at the HLC twice--in the morning 9-11, and in the evening 5-7. in the morning i had twin #2 of the new boys, both of whom are very friendly and nice (i had twin #1 yesterday). i think twin #2 has a crush on me now. but they're 12 years old, which means that when i explain something, they say, "ok, that makes sense," or when i ask them to do something, they say "sure!" That's all i phucking ask--people who can be reasoned with. little kids do not reason; they whine.
which brings me to my evening.
i go in at 5pm, and i'm on the schedule with the shoe boy, whom i've mentioned before (see the links). and Shoe Boy is not in the mood to get anything done tonight. he likes to color things, and insists on picking up three markers when all he needs is one. so when he's not looking, i steal marker #2 and give it to another teacher to hide (all the teachers know how Shoe Boy gets) and i steal marker #3 and hide it in my pocket. which just pisses him off.
we read a little bit in his first book, but when we're ready to move on, another kid is using the second book on our list. with any other child, this would not be a problem--we'd just move on to book #3 and grab book #2 from the other kid when he's done with it--but Shoe Boy needs to do everything in the exact right order. he doesn't want to work in book #3, so he's insisting that book #2 is actually there on the shelf, and he's *arguing* with me about it when book #2 is clearly NOT THERE. so francine, another teacher, leans over and says to him, "we've got that book, and we'll give it to you when we're done." and boy, does that make him mad.
so on to book #3. he doesn't want to read. i ask him to read out loud, which he does first in a mumble, then in a baby voice i can't understand. then he starts reading but makes up the details as he goes, like saying that the dentist dresses up like a big tooth for halloween when the book doesn't say anything like that. so i say, should we go talk to dan and tell him you don't want to read? and he's like, no, i hate you. so i get dan, and dan patiently talks to Shoe Boy, who says he'll work. dan leaves the room and Shoe Boy turns evil again. i say , if you don't want to read out loud then you can read quietly, which he pretends to do but then marks down all the wrong answers, so i know he's not reading it at all. and i say that his answers are wrong, because i'm capable of reading the passage over his shoulder and knowing what the answer is, but he refuses to believe me that he's wrong until i go get the answer book and check his answers with it. the little pig. and he acts surprised that they're wrong.
so i ask him to read again, and he starts mimicking every word i say, repeating it back to me in this little whiny voice. PLEASE TAKE NOTE: if there's anything i cannot deal with, it's this. i have always HATED it when people do this to me, because it shows an absolute lack of respect for the other person, and besides which, it's really phucking rude. i'm thinking that if he keeps doing this, i will no longer be able to control my actions, and i don't want to get fired. keep in my that i've only been with Shoe Boy for half an hour, and we're already to this point. so i go to dan, and i say that it would probably be in Shoe Boy's best interest if another teacher can work with him for the rest of his time tonight, if dan can work that out for me. and dan says, i'll do my best.
five minutes later, i'm looking at the three 13-15 year old boys in the group, and dorothy is with Shoe Boy. and let me tell you, dorothy is my new phucking hero. she's got him sitting in his seat, reading out loud, doing his work. if Shoe Boy finishes his whole reading program, he gets to work on the computer, which he rarely gets to do because he's a little ass. but an hour later, i see Shoe Boy on the computer with dorothy right next to him, so he must've done his whole program. i was absolutely amazed. and i got along really well with the teenage boys in group, so i was happy with how the evening turned out.
i did feel kind of bad even asking to be switched from this kid, let alone sticking poor dorothy with him (she's only been at the HLC for a few weeks now). but there was no way he was going to work for me. he hates me, and it's not like we've got to be best friends or anything--i don't care if he hates me, but he's got to do his work while he's hating me, and he wasn't. and that doesn't do anyone any good. so i think i did the right thing. there's some kids that i get along great with, like little randy (who hugged me last week), and little wendi (this black girl who just cracks me right up), and i'm fine with all the older kids, but this Shoe Boy just isn't good for me. hopefully i won't get stuck with him again.
which brings me to my evening.
i go in at 5pm, and i'm on the schedule with the shoe boy, whom i've mentioned before (see the links). and Shoe Boy is not in the mood to get anything done tonight. he likes to color things, and insists on picking up three markers when all he needs is one. so when he's not looking, i steal marker #2 and give it to another teacher to hide (all the teachers know how Shoe Boy gets) and i steal marker #3 and hide it in my pocket. which just pisses him off.
we read a little bit in his first book, but when we're ready to move on, another kid is using the second book on our list. with any other child, this would not be a problem--we'd just move on to book #3 and grab book #2 from the other kid when he's done with it--but Shoe Boy needs to do everything in the exact right order. he doesn't want to work in book #3, so he's insisting that book #2 is actually there on the shelf, and he's *arguing* with me about it when book #2 is clearly NOT THERE. so francine, another teacher, leans over and says to him, "we've got that book, and we'll give it to you when we're done." and boy, does that make him mad.
so on to book #3. he doesn't want to read. i ask him to read out loud, which he does first in a mumble, then in a baby voice i can't understand. then he starts reading but makes up the details as he goes, like saying that the dentist dresses up like a big tooth for halloween when the book doesn't say anything like that. so i say, should we go talk to dan and tell him you don't want to read? and he's like, no, i hate you. so i get dan, and dan patiently talks to Shoe Boy, who says he'll work. dan leaves the room and Shoe Boy turns evil again. i say , if you don't want to read out loud then you can read quietly, which he pretends to do but then marks down all the wrong answers, so i know he's not reading it at all. and i say that his answers are wrong, because i'm capable of reading the passage over his shoulder and knowing what the answer is, but he refuses to believe me that he's wrong until i go get the answer book and check his answers with it. the little pig. and he acts surprised that they're wrong.
so i ask him to read again, and he starts mimicking every word i say, repeating it back to me in this little whiny voice. PLEASE TAKE NOTE: if there's anything i cannot deal with, it's this. i have always HATED it when people do this to me, because it shows an absolute lack of respect for the other person, and besides which, it's really phucking rude. i'm thinking that if he keeps doing this, i will no longer be able to control my actions, and i don't want to get fired. keep in my that i've only been with Shoe Boy for half an hour, and we're already to this point. so i go to dan, and i say that it would probably be in Shoe Boy's best interest if another teacher can work with him for the rest of his time tonight, if dan can work that out for me. and dan says, i'll do my best.
five minutes later, i'm looking at the three 13-15 year old boys in the group, and dorothy is with Shoe Boy. and let me tell you, dorothy is my new phucking hero. she's got him sitting in his seat, reading out loud, doing his work. if Shoe Boy finishes his whole reading program, he gets to work on the computer, which he rarely gets to do because he's a little ass. but an hour later, i see Shoe Boy on the computer with dorothy right next to him, so he must've done his whole program. i was absolutely amazed. and i got along really well with the teenage boys in group, so i was happy with how the evening turned out.
i did feel kind of bad even asking to be switched from this kid, let alone sticking poor dorothy with him (she's only been at the HLC for a few weeks now). but there was no way he was going to work for me. he hates me, and it's not like we've got to be best friends or anything--i don't care if he hates me, but he's got to do his work while he's hating me, and he wasn't. and that doesn't do anyone any good. so i think i did the right thing. there's some kids that i get along great with, like little randy (who hugged me last week), and little wendi (this black girl who just cracks me right up), and i'm fine with all the older kids, but this Shoe Boy just isn't good for me. hopefully i won't get stuck with him again.
