13 Reasons

I Say NO To My Students Daily

1. "Can I go to the bathroom?" (they just went)
2. "Can I get a drink?" (they have a water bottle in front of them)
3. "Can I call home?" (your parents will hate me)
4. "Can I earn my recess back?"
5. "Can I eat lunch with you?" (teacher needs a BREAK)
6. "Is it time to go home?"
7. "Can I come home with you?"
8. "Can I get a bandaid?" (when the cut is microscopic , no blood, and they don't need it)
9. "Can I write on the board?" (they make a huge mess with the chalk and leave the caps off my dry erase markers.....expensive much?)
10. "Can you call my parents?" (again, they will hate me)
11. "Can I eat candy for lunch?" (you'd think they would get this after a while, but no)
12. "Can we skip language arts today?"
13. "Can I play instead of silent read when I'm done with my journal?"

I'm not heartless at all. I just say "no" a lot. My students deemed me the queen of "NO." I'm proud of that title. I'm not a mean teacher, I just have limits. And rules. And a breaking point.